Still Life with Head-Shaped Vase and Japanese Woodcut by Paul Gauguin is a still life reflecting the artist’s interest in exoticism, symbolism and cultural cross-fertilisation. The centre of the composition is dominated by a vase modelled in the shape of a human head, an enigmatic object uniting decorative art and spiritual suggestion. Beside it, the Japanese woodcut introduces a direct reference to Eastern aesthetics, recalling the 19th-century passion for japonisme and Gauguin’s fascination with visual languages far removed from the European tradition.
The combination of warm, saturated colours, typical of his Post-Impressionist output, gives the scene an intense, meditative atmosphere. The objects, though inanimate, seem charged with inner life and reflect the artist’s desire to explore the hidden meanings behind forms. The work thus becomes a silent dialogue between different cultures, an invitation to look beyond the everyday appearance of reality.
Unique quality material
Print on handmade Amalfi paper Sheet size: 29 x 42 cm (11.4 x 16.5 in) With frame: 31 x 44 cm (12.2 x 17.3 in) Material: artwork printed on very fine handmade Amalfi paper with deckled edges Frame: light brown beech wood and wood pulp, handmade
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