Accession Number
159086
Medium
Black ink monotype from a glass matrix, over watercolor monotype from a paper matrix, with touches of metallic oil-based media, on thin cream Japanese paper laid down on cream wove paper (an imitation Japanese vellum)
Dimensions
Primary/secondary support: 26 × 19.9 cm (10 1/4 × 7 7/8 in.)
Classification
watercolor
Credit Line
Gift of Edward McCormick Blair
Background & Context
Background Story
Paul Gauguin's Two Standing Tahitian Women (1894) shows two women standing, perhaps in conversation. The figures are rendered with simplified forms and strong contours. Studies of Tahitian women in groups allowed Gauguin to explore the relationships between figures in his compositions.
Cultural Impact
Gauguin's studies of multiple figures helped him develop complex compositions for his major paintings.
Why It Matters
This drawing of two standing women shows Gauguin exploring the relationship between figures.
