Two Tahitian Women
Paul Gauguin
$63.00
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- 380g/m² cotton canvas — certified museum quality
- Solid wood stretcher bar with 0.75” gallery wrap
- HD Giclée print — colour-true to the original
- Ready to hang — hanging hardware included
Two Tahitian Women (1899) is one of Paul Gauguin's most celebrated works from his self-imposed exile in French Polynesia — a period that would define both his legacy and the trajectory of modern art. Painted during his second sojourn in Tahiti, this intimate composition presents two women rendered with monumental calm, their figures set against a warm, flattened background characteristic of Gauguin's mature Post-Impressionist style.
Gauguin deliberately rejected the conventions of Western academic painting, embracing bold contours, non-naturalistic color, and a hieratic stillness drawn from both Polynesian culture and his study of Egyptian and Javanese art. The two women — one bearing a tray of flowers, the other cradling a rich red cloth — embody his vision of a primal, spiritually resonant humanity untouched by modernity. The work radiates a quiet dignity and sensuous beauty that elevates its subjects far beyond mere ethnographic observation.
Held in the permanent collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, this masterpiece remains a cornerstone of Post-Impressionist painting. This museum-quality stretched canvas reproduction faithfully captures Gauguin's luminous palette and painterly texture on premium matte canvas, hand-wrapped around a sturdy 0.75-inch wooden frame with a classic gallery wrap finish — ready to display and built to last.
| Artist | Paul Gauguin |
| Year | 1899 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 37 x 28 1/2 in. (94 x 72.4 cm) |
| Collection | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
| Movement | Post-Impressionism |
