Paul Gauguin / Te raau rahi / 1891

Paul Gauguin
Te raau rahi
1891
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Creator Name: Gauguin, Paul
Creator Nationality: European; French
Creator Role: Artist
Creator Dates/Places: 1848 - 1903
Gender: M
Creator Name-CRT: Paul Gauguin
Title: Te raau rahi
Title Type: Foreign
Title: The Large Tree
Title Type: Primary
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: 1891
Creation End Date: 1891
Creation Date: 1891
Object Type: Paintings
Materials and Techniques: oil on canvas
Dimensions: Unframed: 74cm x 92.8cm
Inscriptions: signed lower right: P Gauguin 91 [inscribed lower left: Te raau rahi]
AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 1975.263
Credit Line: Gift of Barbara Ginn Griesinger
Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html
Context: Leaving behind his family and successful career as a stockbroker, Gauguin left France in 1891 and went to live on the Polynesian island of Tahiti. Disgusted with the materialistic values of European civilization, he sought to capture the expressive and magical qualities inherent in Tahitian art. He wrote, "I have escaped everything that is artificial and conventional. Here I enter into Truth, become one with nature." This canvas is among the first paintings he completed on the island. The simplifiedforms and rich colors were intended to be both symbolic and mysterious, evoking private thoughts and emotions. "I obtain symphonies," he wrote, "harmonies that represent nothing real in the absolute sense of the word."
AMICA ID: CMA_.1975.263
AMICA Library Year: 1998
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, The Cleveland Museum of Art

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