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A 1901 oil on canvas still life, Sunflowers in an Armchair, by Paul Gauguin (1848-1903), the French post-impressionist painter. Gauguin had asked for seeds of sunflowers to be sent to him from Europe so that he could grow the flowers in his...

An 1892 oil on canvas, Parau Api (What's New?), by Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) the French post-impressionist painter. Painted in Tahiti. In a letter to his wife, Gauguin wrote: "And these people are called savages!...They sing; they never steal...

English naturalist and botanist, Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820). He sailed on Captain James Cook's first great voyage (1768–1771), visiting Brazil, Tahiti, New Zealand, and Australia, returning to immediate fame in Britain. Banks was a strong...

An 1892 oil on canvas, When Will You Marry? (Nafea Faa Ipoipo), by Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) the French post-impressionist painter. Painted in Tahiti, the artist obviously valued this work highly since he set it as the most expensive in his...

An 1892 oil on canvas, What! Are You Jealous? (Aha ae feii?), by Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) the French post-impressionist painter. Painted in Tahiti. Typical of the artist's use of saturated colour in this period, Gauguin described the work...

A 1902 oil on canvas, A Walk by the Sea (aka Bathers), by Paul Gauguin (1848-1903), the French post-impressionist painter. Painted in the Marquesas near the artist's hut. A work that shows Gauguin's slightly different palette compared to...

An 1896 oil on canvas still-life, A Vase of Flowers, by Paul Gauguin (1848-1903), the French post-impressionist painter. Painted in Tahiti and illustrating the artist's interest in still life continued wherever he lived, although it was often...

An 1891 oil on canvas, La Orana Maria (Hail Mary), by Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) the French post-impressionist painter. This was the artist's first major canvas in Tahiti. It shows the artist's interest in Christian symbolism, as revealed in...