Landscape with Two Goats
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| Author: Paul
Gauguin |
| Painting, Oil on canvas, 92.5x73 cm |
| Origin: France, 1897 |
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Gauguin spent most of the last twelve years of his life in
Tahiti , where he felt he had found that simple and natural life
which he required. This painting from his second period would seem
to be somehow linked with the islanders' religious beliefs. The
habits, customs and beliefs of the Tahitians retained their link
with nature, and in their life everything living was subjugated to
a single, eternal rhythm.
Rejecting traditional means of depiction, Gauguin created his
own individual style to capture the images of an exotic world. The
dark colouring gives this work a sense of enigma. Oceania's
untouched landscape and wildlife was an inspiration to the artist
and became for him the embodiment of the promised land.
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| Style: Post-Impressionism |
| Source of entry: 1934 |
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