The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 31, 2026

A horizontally oriented woodcut print in black ink depicts various figures in white. On our left, undulating, stylized letters spell "Le Sourire" above a four-legged animal and a bird. Centrally, a woman with dark skin sits draped in white fabric. To our right, a hooded person looks down beneath a floating, mask-like face. Bold, carved lines and textured hatching define the composition. Handwritten text and signatures appear in the lower margin.

Tahitian Series: The Smile

1893–94

Paul Gauguin

(French, 1848–1903)
France, 19th century
woodcut
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1929.878.1
Catalogue raisonné: G.75; M/K/J 58
Location: Not on view
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