The Woman with Figs

Series Title: Germinal

1894, printed 1899

Julius Meier-Graefe

(German, 1867–1935)

Culture

France

Medium

Etching and soft-ground with open bite and selective wiping, printed in green-black ink

Measurements

Image and Plate: 26.7 x 44 cm (10 1/2 x 17 5/16 in.); Sheet: 44.4 x 59.4 cm (17 1/2 x 23 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Anne Elizabeth Wilson Memorial Fund 2025.144

State

Ic/III

Edition

24/100

Impression

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Location

Not on view

Did You Know?

The woman depicted in this print is likely Madeleine Bernard, the sister of Gauguin’s close friend Emile Bernard.

Description

The Woman with Figs is one of only two etchings created by Gauguin and was made in collaboration with his friend Armand Séguin, whose address is inscribed in the upper left of the print. Inexperienced with the medium of etching, Gauguin likely drew the composition himself but relied on his friend to help him with the more technically complex aspects of the process such as laying the ground and biting the plate.