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Grasshoppers and Ants · Paul Gauguin
Large Yellow Symbolist Canvas Print
Canvas Print | Art # 10340403N
380g Premium Linen Canvas - 1 Panel
Incl. AU shipping, GST & insurance · MTO, 2–3 weeks
Delivers within Australia.
Volpini Suite: The Grasshoppers and the Ants — Paul Gauguin
An oversized Symbolist canvas print in yellow and black. Its broad field of chrome yellow works like a lit window, warming a dining room, café wall or hotel reception, while the ink-drawn women balancing baskets of fruit keep the eye moving along the wall.
Visual Presence
From across the room the canvas reads as one saturated plane of chrome yellow, throwing warm light back into the space the way a south-facing window does. Come closer and the black ink figures sharpen — six women with baskets on their heads — giving the wall a second, slower read over a long dinner. The dark band of sea across the top anchors all that yellow, so the piece energises a large wall without ever floating off it.
About the Art
Paul Gauguin (1848–1903), Post-Impressionism, painted 1889. Paul Gauguin printed this sheet for his first-ever suite of prints, the zincographs he hung at Volpini's Café des Arts on the grounds of the Paris World's Fair. Pulled in black ink on loud chrome-yellow paper — a colour Gauguin tied to modernity after his season with Van Gogh — it remembers his months on Martinique: women by the sea, resting and walking with baskets of fruit on their heads, under a title borrowed from La Fontaine's fable of the grasshoppers and the ants. We chose it because it carries a wall on colour and drawn line alone, and because that yellow was Gauguin's deliberate provocation, still startling today.
Size & Finish
Printed to order in 8 sizes from 110×80 cm up to 280×200 cm, as a rolled giclée print, stretched canvas, or in a black, white or natural oak gallery-style floating frame. 320g professional and 380g linen canvas. Size and colour are fully customisable on request. Rolled prints ship free worldwide, fully insured.
Paul Gauguin
Type: Canvas Print
Title: Paul Gauguin | Large Yellow Symbolist Canvas Print | Grasshoppers and Ants |
Published on this website: 2026
Art # 10340403N
Each print is custom stretched and framed at our Melbourne facility. Every piece is cut and assembled by hand, to ensure the highest quality finish.
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Stretched Canvas Construction
Each canvas is mounted on 4.2 cm (1.65 in) deep stretcher bars made from Australian pine. The canvas is tightly stretched and wrapped around these solid wooden frames, giving it a strong, gallery-grade structure with noticeable depth — ideal for large or statement pieces.
This thickness adds durability and a clean, modern presentation, allowing the artwork to stand out beautifully without additional framing.
Edge Style
By default, all stretched canvases use a mirrored edge for a clean, continuous look. If you prefer a black or white edge, please mention it in your checkout notes; otherwise, the mirrored edge will be applied automatically.
For sizes exceeding 200x300 cm, we will split the canvas into two seamless panels to meet courier shipping limitations. The split is crafted to ensure the image remains continuous and flawless across both panels. You can choose to display the panels with or without a gap for different visual effects.
If you select the framed option, each panel will be framed separately to ensure secure shipping and easy handling.
Examples:
- A 240x300 cm artwork will be divided into two panels of 120x300 cm each.
- A 240x400 cm artwork will be split into two panels of 240x200 cm each.
This approach maintains the visual impact and flexibility of oversized pieces while accommodating shipping needs.
Production: 3 days.
Delivery: 1–2 weeks worldwide — tracked, insured, shipping included. Framed and stretched options are available for Australia & New Zealand only — see Worldwide Delivery.
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• Items must be unused and in their original condition.
• Original packaging is required for return approval.
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Please note: Returns for change of mind are not accepted, as each product is custom-made to order.
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