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Paul Gauguin's 1890 painting of a reclining nude woman with a yellow cat, set against red fields and a blue sea.

The Loss of Virginity

1890

Painting of a tropical landscape with peacocks, a figure by a smoking fire, a hut, palm trees and colorful hills.

Matamoe (Death), Landscape with Peacocks

1892

Painting of a grazing horse, a woman in pink on a dirt road, thatched huts, palm trees and a green hill.

Le cheval sur le chemin

1899

Painting of a dark volcanic mountain above blue sea with a sailboat, green trees and white surf in the foreground.

Paysage de Te vaa

1896

Still life of onions, a clay jar and green apples on a white cloth, with a woman in a patterned robe at right.

Still Life with Onions

1889

Painting of a flower bouquet in a brown vase with three cats resting on a dark table against a pink background.

Flowers and Cats

1899

Loose impressionistic landscape of bare trees, a dirt path, and green undergrowth under a grey sky.

Landscape Study

1882

Painting of a tropical shore with leaning trees, blue sea, distant hills, small figures, and a white goat in the foreground.

By the Seashore, Martinique

1887

Painting of thatched cottages on a dirt road under a stormy sky, with a bare tree and a woman in a dark dress.

Osny, Stormy Weather

1883

Impressionist winter scene of bare trees and rooftops in a snow-covered garden, painted in cool blue and white tones.

Garden under Snow

1879

Painting of a dark sailing ship on rough moonlit water, with a second boat and a windmill on the distant shore.

Sailing Vessel in Moonlight

1878

Painting of a dark animal in a reddish field by a stone wall, with a farmhouse, green trees and hills under a pink sky.

Landscape with Dog

1903

Painting of a tropical landscape with blue curving tree trunks, a dark blue bird, and a seated figure among green foliage.

The Purao Tree

1897

Painting of nude boys bathing by a stream beside a stone mill, with green trees and figures in white on the right.

Breton Boys Bathing (The Bathing by the Mill in Bois d’Amour, Pont-Aven)

1886

Painting of market gardens and rooftops beneath a cloudy sky, with trees, a pond and white houses with red roofs.

The Market Gardens of Vaugirard

1879

Painting of a woman and children in a sunlit courtyard beside a tree, with a wicker baby carriage at right.

Figures in a Garden

Still life painting of a wooden tankard and grey metal pitcher on a table, with a striped fence and green hedge behind.

Wood Tankard and Metal Pitcher

1880

Painting of two washerwomen working by a turquoise river beneath a bright orange sky, by Paul Gauguin, 1888.

Washerwomen in Arles

1888

Painting of a white horse drinking at a dark pool, with a red horse and riders in a green landscape beneath twisted trees.

The White Horse

1898

Four Breton women in white lace headdresses stand in a meadow with geese and blossoming shrubs.

Four Bretonnes Women

1886

Painting of a man with a moustache in a blue jacket beside a yellow crucifix figure against a bright landscape.

Portrait of the Artist with the Yellow Christ

1890

Paul Gauguin's 1893 painting: a nude woman seen from behind raises a shell while a large male head looms behind her.

The Moon and the Earth

1893

Painting of a family in a studio with an easel, a stove, and a window onto a village, in bold blue, orange and red tones.

Schuffenecker's Studio" Alternative title(s): French: La famille SchuffeneckerThe Schuffenecker Familytitle QS:P1476,…

1889

Painting of three children seated at a table with bananas, a wooden bowl, fruit, a gourd and a knife on a white cloth.

The Meal, also called Bananas

1891

Painting of three dark-clad women walking a path beside a canal, with a domed temple on a hill and orange trees.

Les Alyscamps, ou Les Trois grâces au temple de Venus

1888

Painting of cottages, trees and washerwomen by a stream, with a sailboat on the water at right.

Washerwomen at Pont-Aven

1886

Painting of a rocky chasm with a white waterfall, a sailboat on dark sea, and a black cow grazing on green grass.

Marine avec vache, ou Au dessus du gouffre

1888

Painting of a Breton mill beside a water wheel, bare poplars, a woman in red with a dog, and autumn hills.

Landscape in Brittany. The David Mill

1894

Painting of a woman in a purple dress holding a mango, with white flowers in her hair against a yellow background.

Woman with Mango

1892

Oil painting of a blue pedestal bowl of apples on a striped cloth, with a slatted garden chair and a green apple.

Fruit Dish on a Garden Chair

1890

Painting of a swineherd in a blue smock with yellow pigs in a green field, a village and church beyond rolling hills.

The Swineherd

1888

Pencil portrait of a woman with long dark hair and lowered eyes, drawn on tan paper.

Head of a Tahitian Woman

1891

Black lithograph on yellow paper of kneeling laundresses by a riverbank, with a cow at lower left and stylized clouds.

Volpini Suite: Laundresses (Les Laveuses)

1889

Woodcut of a seated figure beside a rocky river, with a second figure reaching upward at right, in dark brown and cream.

Auti te pape (Women at the River), from the Noa Noa Suite

1893/94

Black and white woodblock print of a figure carrying a pole with bananas through a leafy landscape with animals.

Tahitian Carrying Bananas, from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints

1898/99

Tahitian Faces (Frontal View and Profiles)

ca. 1899

Seated Tahitian Woman (recto), Sketches of Roosters and Chickens (verso)

1891/93

Charcoal and pastel study of a seated Breton woman in headscarf and shawl, with a small hand sketch at lower right.

Seated Breton Woman

1886

Woman with a Cat

c. 1900

Fan-shaped watercolor design of a colorful landscape with a haloed standing figure, a rider on a horse, and a blue bird.

Design for a Fan Featuring a Landscape and a Statue of the Goddess Hina

1900/03

Watercolor of a thatched hut under green trees, with a seated figure on a sandy path and a palm tree at left.

Tahitian Hut

1891/93

Pencil and watercolor sketches of crouching and standing figures, a pig's head, and a hut with a red roof at water's edge.

Sketches of Crouching and Standing Figures, a Pig, and a Hut at Water’s Edge

1891

Pen and ink sketch sheet with about ten studies of seated and standing women, one figure lightly washed in blue.

Ten Studies of Tahitian Figures

1891/93

Watercolor and drawing of a seated nude woman with a flower headband, with a reclining figure and rocky background in ochre t

Aha oe feii? (What! Are You Jealous?)

1894

Woodblock print of three women, a rider on a white horse, animals and trees, one figure hand-tinted pink, with TAHITI letteri

Change of Residence, from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints

1899

Black and white woodcut headpiece with title Le Sourire, showing three figures, a mask, a fox and a bird.

Three People, a Mask, a Fox and a Bird, headpiece for Le sourire

1899

Woodcut print of two women beside a yellow river under a dark sky, with bold black and orange shapes.

Auti te pape (Women at the River), from the Noa Noa Suite

spring/summer 1894

Woodblock print of reclining women, a child, and a seated figure with a text banner reading Soyez amoureuses across the top.

Soyez amoureuses, vous serez heureuses (Love, and You Will Be Happy), from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints

1899

Black and cream woodcut of a man carrying bananas followed by two horses, with the words Le Sourire below.

Man Carrying Bananas Followed by Two Horses, headpiece for Le sourire

1900

Dark woodcut landscape with yellow highlights showing a standing woman, a large carved head, and offerings on the ground.

Maruru (Offerings of Gratitude), from the Noa Noa Suite

1893/94

Black and white woodblock print of a reclining figure beside a boat-like form, with a crowd in a dark interior behind.

Interior of a Tahitian Hut, from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints

1898/99

Brown-toned print with curling hand-like forms, leafy stalks and swirling textures across a dark ground.

The universe is being created (The Universe Is Being Created), from the Noa Noa Suite

1893/94

Woodcut print of a horse with birds around it, with the title Le Sourire lettered across the top of the frame.

A Horse and Birds, headpiece for Le sourire

1899

Woodcut headpiece reading LE SOURIRE, with two women's busts, a fox and a rabbit in carved black-and-white patterns.

Fox, Busts of Two Women, and a Rabbit, headpiece for Le sourire

1899/1900

Ochre and black woodcut of a woman carrying a fruit basket past palm trees and tropical foliage.

Noa noa (Fragrant)

1894/95

Woodcut of two Tahitian figures among leaves and flowers, with the text Le sourire printed at left.

Tahitians, Flowers, and Leaves, headpiece for Le sourire

1899/1900

Lithograph of two seated women with dark hair beside a tree with broad leaves, with a bird at the right edge.

Two Maori Women Squatting Down

1894/95, published Feb. 3, 1895

Pencil sketches of pigs, a standing goat, and cattle heads and legs scattered across a yellowed sheet of paper.

Sketches of Various Animals and Head (recto), Sketches of a Head, Figure in Profile, Anatomical Details, and Animals…

1891/93

Black and white print of two figures beside dark rocks, with wavy sea lines and the inscription 'aux Roches noires' at left.

The Black Rocks

c. 1898-99

Black-and-white print of a stormy sea with large waves, a distant sailing ship, and a small boat in the foreground.

Dramas of the Sea

c. 1889

Black-and-white woodcut of nude and clothed figures with a French inscription banner across the top, by Paul Gauguin.

Be in Love and You Will Be Happy

c. 1898-99

Volpini Suite

1889

Volpini Suite: Design for a Plate: Leda and the Swan (Projet d'Assiette: Léda et le Cygne)

1889

Yellow-toned print of women seated and walking in a landscape, some carrying baskets on their heads, beside a tree.

Volpini Suite: The Grasshoppers and the Ants (Les Cigales et les Fourmis)

1889