Tag: Gauguin

L’Appel

Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) L’Appel (The call) s.d. Pencil on paper, 44 x 36 cm Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires Compare: Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) L’Appel 1902 Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland    

Vahine no te miti (1892)

Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Vahine no te miti (Femme a la mer, Woman by the sea) 1892 Oil on canvas, 92.5 x 74 cm Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires The MNBA is fortunate enough to possess two paintings from…

Anthony Quinn

(1915–2001) Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca Filmography as Actor: La Strada 1954 Director: Federico Fellini Starring: Giulietta Masina, Anthony Quinn     Lust for Life 1956 Directors: Vincente Minnelli, George Cukor Starring: Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn     Zorba the Greek 1964 Director: Michael Cacoyannis…

Une ferme en Bretagne (c.1894)

Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Une ferme en Bretagne (A Farm in Brittany) c.1894 Oil on canvas, 72.4 x 90.5 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York From early in his career Gauguin was attracted to the relatively remote and unspoiled terrain…

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—…

Deux femmes tahitiennes (1899)

Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Deux femmes tahitiennes (Two Tahitian Women) 1899 Oil on canvas, 94 x 72.4 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The canvases that Gauguin sent back to France from the South Seas reflect the license he exercised…

Deux femmes (1901 or 1902)

Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Deux femmes (Two Women) 1901 or 1902 Oil on canvas, 73.7 x 92.1 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Gauguin based this formidable composition on a photograph of two women seated side by side on the…

Femmes tahitiennes se baignant (1892)

Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Femmes tahitiennes se baignant (Tahitian Women Bathing) 1892 Oil on paper, laid down on canvas, 111.12 x 89.21 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Dreaming of a paradise where he could “listen to the silence of…

Paysage tahitien (1892)

Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Paysage tahitien (Tahitian Landscape) 1892 Oil on canvas, 64.5 x 47.3 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Although the authorship of this picture was once questioned, cleaning and reexamination have securely demonstrated that it is one…

Nature morte avec théière et fruits (1896)

Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Nature morte avec théière et fruits (Still Life with Teapot and Fruit) 1896 Oil on canvas, 47.6 x 66 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York One of Gauguin’s most treasured possessions was a painting by Cézanne,…