| Arii Matamoe (The Royal End) | |
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| Artist | Paul Gauguin |
| Year | 1892 |
| Catalogue | 2008.5 |
| Type | Oil on coarse fabric[1] |
| Dimensions | 45.1 cm × 74.3 cm (17.8 in × 29.3 in) |
| Location | J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California |
Arii Matamoe or The Royal End (French: La Fin royale) is a painting on coarse cloth by the French artist Paul Gauguin, created in 1892 during the painter's first visit to Tahiti. It depicts a man's severed head on a pillow, displayed before mourners, and although it did not depict a common or contemporary Tahitian mourning ritual, may have been inspired by the death of Pōmare V in 1891 shortly after Gauguin's arrival.[2] A curator for the J. Paul Getty Museum suggested Gauguin likely painted the canvas "to shock Parisians" upon his expected return to the city.[2]
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Gettywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Wyatt, Edward (March 12, 2008). "Getty Museum Buys a Seldom-Exhibited Gauguin". The New York Times. Retrieved December 16, 2015.