arearea gauguin

arearea gauguinIn search of authenticity, Paul Gauguin visited Polynesia in 1891. Inspired by exoticism, local tales and ancient religious traditions, he embarked on a series of melancholic works in which Tahitians live in a lush nature, under the protection of the gods. Other post impressionnist works in this style are Two Tahitian Women and Aha Oe Feii. Want to buy another painting by Paul Gauguin? Discover all our reproductions of this artist.

namely the deep darkness of the sky outside the painting

takes on renewed importance

the man his painter friends affectionately called "Father Tanguy"

accompanied by a child

In this impressionnist work

the gestures that he suggests through pure lines and dazzling colors have a surprisingly expressive value

it is this primary form that most clearly indicated the intense perception of the inner force in its countless variations

and for no one more than Vincent Van Gogh who painted at least eighteen works of art depicting them

The impressionnist work is similar to Starry night over the Rhône

This picture was painted in 1888

is warmed up by the surrounding red

The yellow background is often used by the artist in his works