
Nafea Faaipoipo (Nāfea fa’aipoipo)
The story
Two young Tahitian women sit in a meadow of flowers. One wears a bright pareu with a white tiare flower behind her ear — the local sign that she's looking for a husband — while the other wears a buttoned-up missionary dress. Gauguin painted it in 1892.
- Artist
- Paul Gauguin
- Year
- 1892
- Period
- Impressionist
- Rights
- Free to view, download & share