By the Sea
The story
Two Polynesian women undress for a swim while a fisherman casts his spear into the surf. Gauguin painted it in 1892, swapping the real volcanic brown beach for sands of pink and purple to push Tahiti into outright fantasy.
- Artist
- Paul Gauguin
- Year
- 1892
- Period
- Impressionist
- Rights
- Free to view, download & share
