| Tahitian Women on the Beach | |
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| Artist | Paul Gauguin |
| Year | 1891 |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 69 cm × 91 cm (27.2 in × 35.8 in) |
| Location | Musée d'Orsay, Paris |
Tahitian Women on the Beach (French: Femmes de Tahiti) is an oil painting by the French artist Paul Gauguin.[1] Depicting two Tahitian women, this piece is one of a series of works completed by Gauguin during his first stay on the Pacific island chain. Enamored by the environment and people of the islands and their separation from European cultural and aesthetic attitudes, Gauguin portrays two figures shrouded in the mystery and symbolism of Tahiti’s paradise.[2]
The painting is currently in the collection of the Musée d'Orsay, located in Paris, France.[1]
- ^ a b "Femmes de Tahiti". musée d'Orsay. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ Shackleford, George T.M (2004). Gauguin Tahiti. Boston, MA: MFA Publications. pp. 23–33.