Trois femmes tahitiennes (1896)

Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903)

Trois femmes tahitiennes (Three Tahitian Women)
1896
Oil on canvas, 24.4 x 43.2 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

This panel once carried a note by the artist: “To the unknown collector of my works, Greetings— That he may excuse the barbarity of this little picture: the state of my soul is probably the cause. I recommend a modest frame and if possible one with a glass, so that while it ages it can retain its freshness. . . .” (MET)

See also:

• Tahiti (French Polynesia)