Who created "Two Tahitian Women"?

Two Tahitian Women was created by Paul Gauguin in 1899.

What medium is "Two Tahitian Women"?

Two Tahitian Women is Oil on canvas.

Is "Two Tahitian Women" in the public domain?

Yes, Two Tahitian Women is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Two Tahitian Women

Paul Gauguin

1899

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

37 x 28 1/2 in. (94 x 72.4 cm)

Classification

Paintings

Department

European Paintings

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of William Church Osborn, 1949

Accession Number

49.58.1

Tags

Female Nudes

Art Historical Context

Paul Gauguin's *Two Tahitian Women*1899), an oil on canvas measuring 37 x 28½ inches, captures the artist's fascination with Polynesian life during his second stay in Tahiti from 1895 to 1901. Fleeing the industrialization of Europe, Gaug sought an idyllic, "primitive" paradise, portraying Tahitian women as symbols of natural beauty and sensuality. This painting, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's European collection (gift of William Church Osborn,1949), exemplifies his Post-Impressionist vision, blending reality with exotic fantasy. Gauguin's technique features bold, flat areas of vibra...

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 ...

Two Tahitian Women

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