COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.1978.63
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CMA_.1978.63
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
1998
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1998
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Paintings
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Paintings
Object Type
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Creator Name:
Gauguin, Paul
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Gauguin, Paul
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Creator Nationality:
European; French
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European; French
Creator Nationality
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Creator Role:
artist
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artist
Creator Role
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Creator Dates/Places:
1848 - 1903
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1848 - 1903
Creator Dates/Places
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Gender:
M
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M
Gender
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Creator Name-CRT:
Paul Gauguin
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Paul Gauguin
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
In the Waves
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In the Waves
Title
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Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
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Title:
Dans les vagues
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Dans les vagues
Title
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Title Type:
Foreign
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Foreign
Title Type
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
1889
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1889
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
1889
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1889
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
1889
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1889
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
oil on canvas
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oil on canvas
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Dimensions:
Unframed: 92cm x 72cm
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Unframed: 92cm x 72cm
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Owner Location
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ID Number:
1978.63
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1978.63
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William Powell Jones
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Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William Powell Jones
Credit Line
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Inscriptions:
signed lower center: P. Gauguin. 89-
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signed lower center: P. Gauguin. 89-
Inscriptions
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
Gauguin painted this canvas in April 1889 at Pont-Aven, a small village in northwest France. He left Paris for this remote, rugged area along the Atlantic coasts in hopes of finding a more primitive, natural life. The painting shows a nude woman, one hand raised to her mouth, throwing herself into the sea. This mysterious image has been interpreted as symbolic of the soul's abandoning itself to nature. Intensifying the painting's emotional impact, the simplified lines and colors, especially the contrasting green and orange, seem invented rather than observed from life. In 1889 this painting appeared in an exhibition at the Café Volpini in Paris, considered to be the first exhibition of the Symbolists- a group of artists whose works explored dreams,fantasy, and the realm of the imagination.
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Gauguin painted this canvas in April 1889 at Pont-Aven, a small village in northwest France. He left Paris for this remote, rugged area along the Atlantic coasts in hopes of finding a more primitive, natural life. The painting shows a nude woman, one hand raised to her mouth, throwing herself into the sea. This mysterious image has been interpreted as symbolic of the soul's abandoning itself to nature. Intensifying the painting's emotional impact, the simplified lines and colors, especially the contrasting green and orange, seem invented rather than observed from life. In 1889 this painting appeared in an exhibition at the Café Volpini in Paris, considered to be the first exhibition of the Symbolists- a group of artists whose works explored dreams,fantasy, and the realm of the imagination.
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1978.63.tif
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CMA_.1978.63.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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