Who created "The Invocation"?

The Invocation was created by Paul Gauguin in 1903.

What medium is "The Invocation"?

The Invocation is oil on canvas.

Is "The Invocation" in the public domain?

Yes, The Invocation is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

The Invocation

Paul Gauguin

1903

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 65.5 × 75.6 cm (25 13/16 × 29 3/4 in.) framed: 95.89 × 105.73 × 8.26 cm (37 3/4 × 41 5/8 × 3 1/4 in.)

Classification

Painting

Department

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Gift from the Collection of John and Louise Booth in memory of their daughter Winkie

Accession Number

1976.63.1

About the Artist

Paul Gauguin · 1848–1903

Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) was a French Post-Impressionist painter whose bold experiments with color, form, and subject matter made him one of the most influential figures in the transition from 19th-century art to modernism. His rejection of European civilization for the perceived authenticity of 'primitive' cultures established an archetype of artistic exile that continues to resonate. Gauguin's ...

The Invocation

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