{"product_id":"ancestors-of-tehamana-paul-gauguin","title":"The Ancestors of Tehamana (Merahi metua no Tehamana) – Paul Gauguin (1893)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA portrait between two worlds, under the gaze of the gods.\u003c\/strong\u003e Facing us, Tehamana sits very straight in a blue and white striped dress with a lace collar, white flowers in her hair and a woven fan in her hands. Behind her, a small carved idol stands on an ochre wall, while a frieze of golden signs runs across the top of the canvas. Two mangoes rest beside her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTehamana (Teha'amana) was the Tahitian girl, then about 13, who lived with Gauguin during his first stay in Tahiti. He painted her in 1893, shortly before leaving for France, dressed in the missionary dress imposed by the colonisers but surrounded by the signs of an older world: the glyphs come from the rongorongo script of Easter Island and the idol mixes Polynesian and Hindu sources. The title means “Tehamana has many parents”, or “The ancestors of Tehamana”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it works on your wall\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIntense and mysterious\u003c\/strong\u003e: deep blue, gold and ochre for a study, a library or a living room\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA portrait full of symbols\u003c\/strong\u003e: glyphs, idol and fruit that tell the story of Tahiti in the 1890s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFraming tip\u003c\/strong\u003e: a natural oak frame with a white mat, as in our photos, brings out the golden signs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe painting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaul Gauguin (1848–1903), a key figure of Post-Impressionism, left Paris for Tahiti in 1891, seeking a simpler, “primitive” world. His bold colours and simplified forms had a lasting influence on modern art, from the Nabis to Matisse. \u003cem\u003eThe Ancestors of Tehamana\u003c\/em\u003e is in the Art Institute of Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paul Gauguin (1848–1903)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1893\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTechnique\u003c\/strong\u003e: oil on jute canvas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMovement\u003c\/strong\u003e: Post-Impressionism, Synthetism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal\u003c\/strong\u003e: Art Institute of Chicago\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eYour print\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColours restored from a high-definition scan of the original\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted in Europe on thick archival matte paper, FSC certified\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom A4 to A0, plus 40×60, 50×70, 60×90 and 70×100 cm and 12×18 to 27×40 inch sizes, all made for standard frames\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree shipping, no minimum order. 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