Two Halves Make a Whole: Gauguin's 'Noa Noa' Together Again

LONDON—LONDON - Noa, meet Noa: in 1893, Paul Gauguin sliced his Noa Noa woodcut in half after a disappointing exhibition in Paris. In 1949, the British Museum acquired the lower piece. Now, more than one hundred years after the artist cut the work in two, Noa Noa is whole again.

When the missing half came up for sale at Sotheby's, the pieces were inspected under a microscope and the match was confirmed. The British Museum purchased the upper fragment for about £3000.

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