Tahitian women
Date:
1891Medium:
oil on canvasLocation:
Musee d'Orsay, Paris, FranceDimensions:
69 x 90In 1891 he went to
Gauguin in Tahiti, the island, which he imagined as a primitive paradise. Artist he wanted to live in ecstasy, calm and art. Its financial difficulties and aesthetic needs brought him to this remote country to escape the hunt for European money and was thus free for a while. The composition chosen for this picture is typical for
Gauguin early work on the island. Like a number of other paintings showing women with normal daily activities.
Gauguin here employs a bright color, contrast and overall was inspired
Manet, whose works immensely admired.
Gauguin painted picture Tahitian women in 1891. Prevailing color of this fine art print is vivid and its shape is landscape. Original size is 69 x 90. This art piece is located in Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.
Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (1848-1903). French painter and a leading figure of
Postimpressionism. His experiments with colour strongly influenced modern art of the early 20th century. As one of the first, he subscribed to primitivism: simplified and exaggerated contours of the body, strong and contrasting colours. This artistic style was partly due his admiration for the art of the primitive cultures of Africa, Micronesia and North American Indians. Gauguin himself had the opportunity to experience life on Tahiti, where he resided from 1891 until his death. It was in Polynesia that he created his most famous paintings.