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Original Painting |
Paul Gauguin (1848-1903)
Woman Holding a Fruit
(Eu haere ia oe).
Oil on canvas, The
Hermitage Museum collection
Original: 92 x 73 cm
Current state:
May 22, 2007 - the
copying
was
started.
September 5, 2007 - the
copying
was
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Tahiti was for Gauguin the embodiment
of that primitive and unspoiled life of which he dreamed, of natural
harmony and simplicity. He intially spent two years in Tahiti
(1891-1893) before returning to Paris for a short time. This work dates
from that first period in Oceania, when the artist was still more
concerned with the external attributes of the exotic world full of
mystery, so unlike Europe. The impressions of the colours and vegetation,
the appearance and rituals of the Tahitians, gave the artistic much
material to work with. An everyday episode in the islanders' life is
here turned into the embodiment of the eternal rhythm of life, of
harmony between man and nature. Standing in the foreground is a Tahitian
girl with a fruit in her hand - the Eve of that eastern Paradise.
Rejecting the rules of traditional painting, and then of Impressionism,
Gauguin went on to create his own individual style. The flat space, the
rhythmic repetition of lines, forms and areas of colour, and the pure
colours applied in broad masses combine to create a highly decorative
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