Tahitian Landscape 1892 Paul Gauguin French Although the authorship of this picture was once questioned, cleaning and reexamination have securely demonstrated that it is one of a group of landscapes that Gauguin painted during his first Tahitian sojourn, showing small figures and a hut amid tropical greenery. There are drawings related to the couple and the horse in this picture, attesting to the artist’s eye for local detail. This was the first painting by Gauguin to enter the Metropolitan’s collection, by donation in Tahitian Landscape. Paul Gauguin (French, Paris 1848–1903 Atuona, Hi
Tahitian Landscape 1892 Paul Gauguin French Although the authorship of this picture was once questioned, cleaning and reexamination have securely demonstrated that it is one of a group of landscapes that Gauguin painted during his first Tahitian sojourn, showing small figures and a hut amid tropical greenery. There are drawings related to the couple and the horse in this picture, attesting to the artist’s eye for local detail. This was the first painting by Gauguin to enter the Metropolitan’s collection, by donation in Tahitian Landscape. Paul Gauguin (French, Paris 1848–1903 Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands). 1892. Oil on canvas. Paintings
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