A Maori Woman in a Forest; Manao Tupapau (She is Haunted by a Spirit)

Paul Gauguin

National Gallery of Art

The image depicts a surreal landscape with abstract figures. It shows a dark, woodcut-style depiction of natural elements combined with abstract human figures. A pattern of organic shapes resembling a river or body of water flows on the left side. Branches and trees stretch across the top. Abstract human-like figures are seen on the right, with one figure reclining and raising a hand to the head. The composition suggests an interaction between the natural and abstract, rendered in a monochrome palette, likely in ink or charcoal.