In the style of PAUL GAUGUIN NoaNoa Colored Woodcut Print, inscription reads NoaNoa, subject shows the cover of Gauguins book about his Tahitian adventures which sought to explain to Europeans his new inspired symbolist style. Measures approx 15 3/4 x 11 in., no frame, some surface wear to print. Ever seized by wanderlust, Paul Gauguin sought to abandon the European life he viewed as conventional and artificial in favor of one in tune with nature and free of the constraints of Western social mores. In search of a more vital and authentic way of life, he made his first sojourn to Tahiti in 1891. Although the island was not the untouched Eden he had hoped for, he was still greatly inspired by the people, culture, and lifestyle there, and these new influences were reflected in his paintings, sculptures, and drawings. After he returned to Europe in 1893, he began working on Noa Noa (Tahitian for "fragrance"), a book project based on his Tahitian experience and illustrated with woodcuts that were meant to make his new art more understandable to his contemporaries.