Reclining Nude [recto]

1894/1895

Paul Gauguin

Associated Names
Paul Gauguin

Artist, French, 1848 - 1903

The image shows a person lying face down with their head turned to the left. Their arms are bent at the elbows under their head, and their legs are extended. The person's eyes are closed with a calm expression on their face. They have short dark hair with earrings in each ear. The person appears to be unclothed, with a natural skin tone. They are resting on a white pillow with a dark blue blanket partially covering it. The background features a textured surface with soft shades of pink, beige, and yellow.

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Artwork overview

Associated Artworks

Study for Aita tamari vahine Judith te parari [verso]

Paul Gauguin

1894

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Baron Gourgaud, Paris. (Jacques Seligmann & Co., New York); acquired 1948 by Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Eichholz; gift 1990 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1991

  • Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1991, 246-247, color repro.

1998

  • Inaugural Exhibition of French Art, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1998, no cat.

2014

  • Gauguin: Metamorphoses, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2014, no. 63.

2019

  • The Touch of Color: Pastels at the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2019 - 2020, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

1988

  • The Art of Paul Gauguin. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1988: no. 161.

2016

  • Groom, Gloria, and Genevieve Westerby, editors. Gauguin Paintings, Sculpture, and Graphic Works at the Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, 2016: under no. 20 (online reference, accessed 15 June 2018).

Wikidata ID

Q64618951

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