{"product_id":"pape-moe-mysterious-water-paul-gauguin","title":"Pape Moe (Mysterious Water) – Paul Gauguin (1893)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWater, light and silence, in the heart of the Tahitian forest.\u003c\/strong\u003e Leaning over a rock, a young Tahitian in a yellow pareo drinks from a thin stream of water falling into a pool. All around, the jungle glows in orange, ochre and gold, broken by a few red flowers and dark green leaves. There is no horizon and no sky: only the gesture, the water and the vibrating colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePape moe\u003c\/em\u003e means “mysterious water” in Tahitian. Gauguin painted it in 1893, at the end of his first stay in Tahiti, from a photograph by Charles Spitz, a photographer living in Papeete. He turned a simple travel image into a scene of almost sacred intimacy, and returned to the motif in a wood carving and a watercolour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it works on your wall\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWarm and luminous\u003c\/strong\u003e: orange, ochre and gold for a living room, a bathroom or an entrance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA secret corner of nature\u003c\/strong\u003e: a calm, contemplative scene that brings the South Seas into your home\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, lets the colours breathe\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\u003ePape Moe\u003c\/em\u003e belongs to the paintings of his first Tahitian stay (1891–1893).\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 canvas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMovement\u003c\/strong\u003e: Post-Impressionism, Synthetism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cem\u003ePape moe\u003c\/em\u003e, Tahitian for “mysterious water”\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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