COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MMA_.51.112.2
AMICA Library Year:
2000
Object Type:
Paintings
Creator Name:
Gauguin, Paul
Creator Nationality:
European; French
Creator Role:
Artist
Creator Dates/Places:
French, 1848-1903
Creator Name-CRT:
Paul Gauguin
Title:
Ia Orana Maria (Hail Mary)
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
1891
Creation Start Date:
1891
Creation End Date:
1891
Materials and Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
44 3/4 x 34 1/2 in. (113.7 x 87.6 cm)
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
ID Number:
51.112.2
Credit Line:
Bequest of Sam A. Lewisohn, 1951
Context:
In this picture, painted during the artist's first trip to Tahiti (1891-93), Gauguin adapts the vernacular art and customs of the South Pacific to express a Christian theme. The title, in native dialect, is the angel Gabriel's greeting to the Virgin Mary at the Annunciation. The composition is based on a photograph of a bas-relief in the Javanese temple of Borobodur.
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.ep51.112.2.R.tif
