Emile Gauguin (1874–1955), the artist's son
ca. 1877–78
Medium
Marble
Dimensions
Overall (confirmed): 16 15/16 × 9 1/8 × 7 7/8 in., 42 lb. (43 × 23.2 × 20 cm, 19.1 kg)
Classification
Sculpture
Culture
French
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of the Joseph M. May Memorial Association Inc., 1963
Accession Number
63.113
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About the Artist
Paul Gauguin · 1848–1903
Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) was a French Post-Impressionist painter whose bold experiments with color, form, and subject matter made him one of the most influential figures in the transition from 19th-century art to modernism. His rejection of European civilization for the perceived authenticity of 'primitive' cultures established an archetype of artistic exile that continues to resonate. Gauguin's ...