Paul Gauguin · 1892
Spirit of the Dead Watching (Manao tupapau)
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Gauguin's 13-year-old Tahitian wife Teha'amana lying naked on a bed, a hooded spirit watching from the corner. Albright-Knox.
Up to 16 × 13 in · landscape
Size
Larger sizes are unavailable for this painting because the source scan's resolution wouldn't print at gallery quality.
Format & finish
Archival cotton canvas stretched over a wooden frame. Ready to hang as-is. No external frame.
Scale next to a 5'10" person
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The story of Spirit of the Dead Watching (Manao tupapau)
Spirit of the Dead Watching (Manao tupapau) is an 1892 oil on burlap canvas painting by Paul Gauguin, depicting a nude Tahitian girl lying on her stomach. An old woman is seated behind her. Gauguin said the title may refer to either the girl imagining the ghost, or the ghost imagining her.
Adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Paul Gauguin
Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin was a French painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramist, and writer, whose work has been primarily associated with the Post-Impressionist and Symbolist movements. He was also an influential practitioner of wood engraving and woodcuts as art forms. While only moderately successful during his lifetime, Gauguin has since been recognized for his experimental use of color and Synthetist style that were distinct from Impressionism.
All Paul Gauguin prints →Biography adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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