In the Waves (Dans les Vagues) by Paul Gauguin

In the Waves (Dans les Vagues) (1889)

Paul Gauguin | Post-Impressionism | Oil on canvas

A figure throws herself into the sea, painted in bold green and orange! Gauguin made this at Pont-Aven, a small coastal village in France, two years before his first trip to Tahiti. In 1889 he showed it at the Café Volpini in Paris, and it helped make him a leader of a new art movement called Symbolism.

Did you know? Gauguin used to be a stockbroker in Paris, for 11 years! After the stock market crashed in 1882, he decided to paint full-time, and he eventually sailed to the other side of the world just to paint.

Original held at Cleveland Museum of Art

Museum-quality giclée print on archival Enhanced Matte Art paper (200gsm) with fade-resistant pigment inks rated for 100+ years.

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