Paul Gauguin (French, 1848–1903)
No te aha oe riri (Why Are You Angry?)
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Paul Gauguin (French, 1848–1903)1896
No te aha oe riri (Why Are You Angry?)
Paul Gauguin (French, 1848–1903) →Post-Impressionism19th centurynineteenth centurypaintingoil on canvas
Date
1896
Medium
Oil on jute canvas
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.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection
In this large-scale canvas, one of several Paul Gauguin sent back to France in 1897, women of varying ages appear to go about daily life within a colorful, stylized outdoor environment. Like much of the artist’s work, this painting combines observed detail with artistic fantasy to create a dreamlike scene whose narrative resists simple interpretation. The work’s deliberately provocative title enhances this effect, leaving us to wonder if the “you” refers to someone in the painting or to the viewer.
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