The Devil Speaks (Mahna No Varua Ino), from Fragrance (Noa Noa). Artist: Paul Gauguin (French, Paris 1848-1903 Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands). Dimensions: block: 8 x 14 in. (20.3 x 35.6 cm)sheet: 11 1/2 x 18 1/16 in. (29.2 x 45.9 cm). Series/Portfolio: Noa Noa. Date: 1893-94.This woodcut depicts Tahitian men and women performing the traditional dance known as 'upa 'upa around a bonfire at night. Deemed pagan and obscene due to its sexual suggestiveness, the ritual was banned by Catholic and Protestant missionaries on the island. However, Tahitians continued to perform the ritual in secret, in defiance of colonial authority. Gauguin may have been witness to these dances while in Polynesia. The formal complexity of the image is the result of three separate printings in olive, ochre and black; additional color was added by hand. The deliberate off-register printing technique gives the print a slightly blurred effect that only enhances its air of mystery and unfathomableness. Museu

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The Devil Speaks (Mahna No Varua Ino), from Fragrance (Noa Noa). Artist: Paul Gauguin (French, Paris 1848-1903 Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands). Dimensions: block: 8 x 14 in. (20.3 x 35.6 cm)sheet: 11 1/2 x 18 1/16 in. (29.2 x 45.9 cm). Series/Portfolio: Noa Noa. Date: 1893-94.This woodcut depicts Tahitian men and women performing the traditional dance known as 'upa 'upa around a bonfire at night. Deemed pagan and obscene due to its sexual suggestiveness, the ritual was banned by Catholic and Protestant missionaries on the island. However, Tahitians continued to perform the ritual in secret, in defiance of colonial authority. Gauguin may have been witness to these dances while in Polynesia. The formal complexity of the image is the result of three separate printings in olive, ochre and black; additional color was added by hand. The deliberate off-register printing technique gives the print a slightly blurred effect that only enhances its air of mystery and unfathomableness. Museu

SuperStock offers millions of photos, videos, and stock assets to creatives around the world. This image of The Devil Speaks (Mahna No Varua Ino), from Fragrance (Noa Noa). Artist: Paul Gauguin (French, Paris 1848-1903 Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands). Dimensions: block: 8 x 14 in. (20.3 x 35.6 cm)sheet: 11 1/2 x 18 1/16 in. (29.2 x 45.9 cm). Series/Portfolio: Noa Noa. Date: 1893-94.This woodcut depicts Tahitian men and women performing the traditional dance known as 'upa 'upa around a bonfire at night. Deemed pagan and obscene due to its sexual suggestiveness, the ritual was banned by Catholic and Protestant missionaries on the island. However, Tahitians continued to perform the ritual in secret, in defiance of colonial authority. Gauguin may have been witness to these dances while in Polynesia. The formal complexity of the image is the result of three separate printings in olive, ochre and black; additional color was added by hand. The deliberate off-register printing technique gives the print a slightly blurred effect that only enhances its air of mystery and unfathomableness. Museu by Album/Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY/Album Archivo is available for licensing today.