Two Tahitian Women
Paul Gauguin · 1899
Why it's great
Two women stand close together, one holding a bowl of flowers or fruit, in bright colors. Gauguin painted this in his later years in the Marquesas Islands. The flat, rich colors are a sign of his love of the Pacific. It's one of his best-known island paintings.
Where to see it
📍 Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York City, United States
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Paul Gauguin was born in Paris and spent part of childhood in Peru. He worked as a stockbroker before turning to painting full-time. He lived in Brittany, in Arles with Van Gogh, and then in Tahiti and the Marquesas Islands in the South Pacific, seeking a simpler life. His flat, vivid colors influenced Picasso and Matisse.
