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The image displays flowing, curvilinear lines and shapes giving it an abstract quality. The forms suggest figures and natural elements. Shapes in the upper portion resemble standing or walking figures. In the center and lower areas, lines sweep and curve to imply a flowing surface resembling water, and a form of a person beside a tree. The composition is filled with dynamic and organic shapes, creating an impression of a landscape with human activity, abstracted to emphasize fluidity and movement. Bold black and white contrasts add depth and enhance details within the shapes.

Mahana Atua (Day of the Gods)

Paul Gauguin (French, 1848 - 1903)

1894, printed 1921 · woodcut on China paper

National Gallery of Art · Rosenwald Collection

Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0)

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