Tahitian Landscape

Paul Gauguin traveled to Tahiti in 1891, seeking both new and exotic motifs and an escape from what he perceived as the artificial and spiritually bankrupt European civilization. One of his first paintings from the South Seas showcases his distinctive Post-Impressionist style. In this work, Gauguin employed sinuous contours and vibrant colors to convey the joy and tranquility inspired by the lush tropical setting. Tahiti would become his home for most of the last twelve years of his life. Gauguin once remarked that his Tahitian paintings aimed to "suggest a luxurious and untamed nature, a tropical sun that sets aglow everything around it...the equivalent of the grandeur, depth, and mystery of Tahiti when it must be expressed in one square meter of canvas."

P.S. Paul Gauguin is one of the most famous Post-Impressionists and also one of the most controversial artists in art history. Want to know why? Here's the dark story behind Gauguin's beautiful paintings. If you'd like to learn more about the Post-Impressionists, you should enroll in our Post-Impressionism 101 online course.  :) 

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