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Tahitian Shore [verso]

Paul Gauguin

National Gallery of Art

This image depicts a landscape with rolling hills, treetops at the horizon, and a range of prominent hills in the background. The artwork uses loose brushstrokes to create an impressionistic scene with warm earthy tones of brown, green, and hints of blue. In the foreground, there are bush-like forms leading to a body of water with flowing lines. Larger land forms and hills extend into the background, framing the sky that has a faint wash of color and gentle cloud shapes.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1900
Medium
pencil, blue pencil and (brown wash?)
Dimensions
1600 × 1053 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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