Self-portrait with Manao Tupapau by Gauguin

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Illustration

Mark Cartwright
by Musée d'Orsay
published on 26 April 2022
Self-portrait with Manao Tupapau by Gauguin Download Full Size Image

An 1893-4 oil on canvas, Self-portrait with Manao Tupapau, by Paul Gauguin (1848-1903), the French post-impressionist painter. The artist painted this while in Paris where he was attempting to exhibit his works painted in Polynesia. In the background is Gauguin's Manao Tupapau (The Spirit of the Dead Watching), which he considered one of his most important South Pacific paintings. (Musée d'Orsay, Paris)

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d'Orsay, M. (2022, April 26). Self-portrait with Manao Tupapau by Gauguin. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15731/self-portrait-with-manao-tupapau-by-gauguin/

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d'Orsay, Musée. "Self-portrait with Manao Tupapau by Gauguin." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 26 Apr 2022. Web. 26 Jul 2024.

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