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Carved "Coco de Mer"

Public Domain

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Public Domain

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Public Domain

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Paul Gauguin

French, 1848-1903

Carved "Coco de Mer", ca. 1901-1903

carved (and painted?) double coconut

overall: 11 x 12 x 5 1/2 inches (27.94 x 30.48 x 13.97 cm)

Collection Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York

A. Conger Goodyear Fund, 1964

1964:3

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Inscriptions

signature, undated / center left edge / P. Gauguin

inscription / left, near signature / A Mr. Paillard

Provenance

[?] M. DeWeiss, 1903;
Mme. Cecilie Sorel;
Georges Richaud;
Stephen Hahn Galleries, New York, 1960;
Jane Wade, New York;
purchased through her by the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1964

Class

Sculpture (visual work)

Work Type

Sculpture (visual work)

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