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Parau Hano Hano (A Frightening Tale)

(French, 1848–1903)
1893–94
Medium/TechniqueZincograph (lithograph on zinc) on dark cream wove paper
DimensionsPlatemark: 36 x 26.4 cm (14 3/16 x 10 3/8 in.)
Sheet: 38 x 27.5 cm (14 15/16 x 10 13/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Henri M. Petiet, confirmed by his estate
Accession number2001.703
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsIn graphite pencil below: Epreuve d'une lihographie de Gauguin. This is identified by Kornfeld (1988) as being in Séguin's hand.
ProvenanceRoderic O'Conor, sale, Paris 1956, lot. 28; to Henri M. Petiet, Paris; gift to MFA 2001