The Drama of the Sea, from the "Volpini Suite: Dessins lithographiques"

Author Inspired by a story written by Edgar Allan Poe American
1889
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  • Title: The Drama of the Sea, from the "Volpini Suite: Dessins lithographiques"
  • Series/Portfolio: Dessins Lithographiques
  • Artist: Paul Gauguin (French, Paris 1848–1903 Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands)
  • Author: Inspired by a story written by Edgar Allan Poe (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1809–1849 Baltimore, Maryland)
  • Date: 1889
  • Medium: Zincograph on chrome yellow wove paper; first edition
  • Dimensions: 6 3/4 x 10 3/4 in. (17.1 x 27.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1922
  • Object Number: 22.82.2(7)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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