The Drama of the Sea, Brittany, from the Volpini Suite: Dessins lithographiques

1889

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Zincograph on chrome yellow wove paper; first edition
Dimensions: 6 9/16 x 8 7/8 in. (16.7 x 22.5 cm)
Collection no.: 22.82.2(6)
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

Paul Gauguin. The Drama of the Sea, Brittany, from the Volpini Suite: Dessins lithographiques. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Drama of the Sea, Brittany, from the Volpini Suite: Dessins lithographiques — Paul Gauguin. 1889.

Medium: Zincograph on chrome yellow wove paper; first edition. Dimensions: 6 9/16 x 8 7/8 in. (16.7 x 22.5 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1922.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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