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Gauguin & the Volpini Suite
The Volpini Suite contains a set of ten zincographs, nine in black, and one in reddish-brown. They were created in 1889, on canary yellow paper, from the edition of between 30 and 50 (there was also a later edition in black on simili-Japan).
Images: 9 x 11¾ in. (229 x 299 mm.) and smaller
Sheets: 19 5/8 x 25½ in. (499 x 648 mm.) and smaller (10)
For a close-up look at each individual zincograph: https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5730426
Prints Made After Traveling Back to France From Tahiti (1993-1995)
Gauguin, Paul. Auti te Pape. 1893. Woodcut printed in black and gray. Image: 20.6 x 35.6 cm (8 1/8 x 14 in.) Sheet: 26.9 x 42.4 cm (10 9/16 x 16 11/16 in.)
Gauguin, Paul. Maruru. 1893-1894. Woodcut Print. 8 x 13 15/16 inches. Sheet Size: 10 9/16 x 16 11/16 inches
Looking at Gauguin's Volpini Suite, which was created prior to his first trip to Tahiti, there is more focus on real-life imagery. The Zincographs have fewer abstract lines and shapes.
Meanwhile, based on the bottom prints (Auti te Pape & Maruru), Gauguin's style and inspiration in printing are evidently influenced by Tahitian experiences from the environment he was exposed to in Tahiti. His Woodcut prints include Tahitian people, but also have a dream-like, more natural aura, perhaps due to the inclusion of spiritual beings.
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