The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of March 16, 2026
The Woman with Figs
1894, printed 1899
(French, 1848–1903)
printer
(French, 1864–1938)
publisher
(German, 1867–1935)
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.)
Anne Elizabeth Wilson Memorial Fund 2025.144
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.- Private Collection, United States?–2025(Agnew's Works on Paper, Brussels, Belgium, sold to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH)June 9, 2025–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2025.144