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Woodcut print of robed figures facing a bright, flame-like fire in a dark landscape, with the inscription Mahna no varua ino along the bottom.

Mahna no varua ino (The Devil Speaks), from the Noa Noa Suite

A black-and-white woodcut shows robed figures seated and standing before a large bright flame that rises in swirling forms. Carved lines create dark, dramatic contrast, while the inscription 'MAHNA NO VARUA INO' runs along the lower edge beneath a monogram.

Artist
Paul Gauguin
Date
1893/94, printed and published in 1921
Medium
Wood-block print in black ink on grayish-ivory China paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1093 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1921).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Joseph Brooks Fair Collection

Español: Mahna no varua ino (El diablo habla), Suite Noa Noa

Una xilografía en blanco y negro muestra figuras con túnica sentadas y de pie frente a una gran llama brillante que se eleva en formas arremolinadas. Las líneas talladas crean un contraste oscuro y dramático, y la inscripción 'MAHNA NO VARUA INO' recorre el borde inferior bajo un monograma.

Português: Mahna no varua ino (O diabo fala), Suíte Noa Noa

Uma xilogravura em preto e branco mostra figuras de túnica sentadas e em pé diante de uma grande chama brilhante que se ergue em formas redemoinhadas. Linhas entalhadas criam um contraste escuro e dramático, e a inscrição 'MAHNA NO VARUA INO' percorre a borda inferior sob um monograma.