Description
Tahitian Landscape, painted by Paul Gauguin in 1892, leads the eye through layers of tropical greenery toward a small hut. Figures and a horse give the scene a quiet human scale, while the winding path and broad areas of color create a sense of depth and movement.
Gauguin painted the work during his first stay in Tahiti. Drawings related to the couple and horse suggest how closely he studied details of the scene. Although the painting’s authorship was once questioned, cleaning and reexamination confirmed it as part of his Tahitian landscapes. It became the first Gauguin painting to enter The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection, arriving as a gift in 1939.
Tahitian Landscape brings that richly layered view into a room.
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