Where we come from. Who we are. Where are we going.

ID: #815 | TOP 100 | Postimpressionism | People

The image must be read from right to left: three women with a child represents the beginning of life (lying small child). Middle figure of indeterminate gender, can be interpreted as the beginning of an awareness of their own sexuality. Man ripping apple and the girl next to him represents Adam and Eve. The old woman left represents the world for and approaching death. Original from 1898 found in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.

Prevailing color of this fine art print is vivid and its shape is long. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (1848-1903). French painter and a leading figure of Postimpressionism. His experiments with colour strongly influenced modern art of the early 20th century. As one of the first, he subscribed to primitivism: simplified and exaggerated contours of the body, strong and contrasting colours. This artistic style was partly due his admiration for the art of the primitive cultures of Africa, Micronesia and North American Indians. Gauguin himself had the opportunity to experience life on Tahiti, where he resided from 1891 until his death. It was in Polynesia that he created his most famous paintings.