Noa Noa: Manao Yupapau ( Watched by the Spirts of the Dead)

Paul Gauguin

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white woodcut print. A reclining figure lying on their back on an oval-shaped white area with their knees slightly bent. The figure wears a cylindrical hat. Their body and face are turned to the left. Three birds are flying in the background. A fourth bird sits in the upper-right corner on the right edge. The background depicts a body of water with two volcanoes. A tree trunk borders the white oval on the right. Cursive writing appears at the bottom left and right. Three lines of writing appear on the left. A small number appears in the top left. The image has a thick white border.