Tahitian Landscape
1892 · Oil on canvas
Dimensions : 25 3/8 x 18 5/8 in. (64.5 x 47.3 cm)
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit Anonymous Gift, 1939
Although the authorship of this picture was once questioned, cleaning and reexamination have securely demonstrated that it is one of a group of landscapes that Gauguin painted during his first Tahitian sojourn, showing small figures and a hut amid tropical greenery. There are drawings related to the couple and the horse in this picture, attesting to the artist’s eye for local detail. This was the first painting by Gauguin to enter the Metropolitan’s collection, by donation in 1939.
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About this artwork
Tahitian Landscape (1892) by Paul Gauguin, oil on canvas, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art collection.
About Paul Gauguin
Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin ( 7 June 1848 – 8 May 1903) was a French post-Impressionist artist. Unappreciated until after his death, Gauguin is now recognized for his experimental use of color and Synthetist style that were distinctly different from Impressionism.
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