No te aha oe riri (Why Are You Angry?)

Paul Gauguin

Created:

Movement:

1896

Post-Impressionism

key Notes:

Tahitian women; Post-Impressionist color palette

Dimensions:

95.3 × 130.6 cm (37 1/2 × 51 3/8 in.); Framed: 116.6 × 153.1 × 6.7 cm (45 7/8 × 60 1/4 × 2 5/8 in.)

medium:

Oil on jute canvas

Difficulty:

Advanced

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story of the work:

"No te aha oe riri (Why Are You Angry?)" by Paul Gauguin, created in 1896, depicts two Tahitian women in a lush landscape, reflecting Gauguin's fascination with Tahitian culture and his complex relationship with colonialism. The painting exemplifies Gauguin's use of vibrant colors and symbolic imagery, characteristic of his post-impressionist style, while also raising questions about the artist's portrayal of indigenous subjects.

Description of the work:

The painting "No te aha oe riri (Why Are You Angry?)" by Paul Gauguin features a composition dominated by two Tahitian women, one seated and the other standing, set against a lush, tropical landscape. Gauguin employs a vibrant color palette with bold, flat areas of color and simplified forms, characteristic of his post-impressionist style, to convey a sense of exoticism and emotional intensity.

Artwork Photograph Source:

Art Institute of Chicago

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