Dimensions: 36 wide x 30 high inches

Well done reproduction of a Paul Gauguin painting from his Tahitian period.  Painting portrays two native women sitting together on the beach, one dressed in a sleeveless white blouse and red patterned sarong, and the other in a modest long-sleeve dress.  The two appear to be intimate, probably a mother and daughter sharing a moment of confidence.  The Gauguin original was painted in 1891, and resides at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, France.

Paul Gauguin reproduction

Tahitian Women on the Beach

by Mrs. Kellet

oil on board

painted in Kona, Hawaii

1940

Condition is good. Painting is bright and un-faded.  Some edge ware from age and storage.

PRICE 350.00

HISTORICAL NOTE

Paul Gauguin (1848 - 1903) is known as one of the leading post-impressionist painters.  Post-Impressionism refers to a group of  artists influenced by Impressionism, who took their art in different directions.  There is no single well-defined style associated with Post-Impressionism, but in general it is considered more personal and emotionally charged than the work of the Impressionists.  The classic Post-Impressionists are Paul Cezanne, Paul Gauguin, Vincent van Gogh, and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.

  During the Tahitian period Gauguin abandoned his family, his job, and his fame as an artist.  He traveled to the South Pacific, seeking to escape from civilization and the middle-class world, and to find a way of life that was more primitive and sincere.  Two women on the beach was painted in 1891, shortly after Gauguin's arrival in Tahiti. During his stay there Gauguin discovered primitive art, with its flat forms and the violent colors, and integrated these elements into his works on canvas.

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