Gauguin's painting on a wraparound

I came across with this photography that Alan D. Hull shot during his travel to French Polynesia where Gauguin lived after leaving behind his family.

It is a pareo, a wraparound used by women.

I love this Gauguin painting and I think that it is a very beautiful work. I would hang it at my wall if I had it.

Left: Copyright © 2000 by Alan D. Hull

Paul Gauguin

Right: When will you marry?, 1892

Left: The day of the God, 1894

"I shut my eyes in order to see."

"It is the eye of ignorance that assigns a fixed and unchangeable color to every object; beware of this stumbling block."

"Art requires philosophy, just as philosophy requires art. Otherwise, what would become of beauty?"

Paul Gauguin

Van Gogh and Paul Gauguin working together in Arles

Left: The Dance Hall in Arles, 1888, Van Gogh

Right: The Arlesiénnes, 1888, Paul Gauguin

These are the paintings that Gauguin and Van Gogh did together during Gauguin visit at Arles.

It is amazing how Van Gogh did this work in a very different style as if it was a stained glass:

"This painting seems to show an evening at the Folies-Arlésiennes, a dance hall on Boulevard des Lices. Gauguin's influence is clear as Van Gogh scrupulously applies the principles of synthesism and cloisonnism developed by his friend at Pont-Aven. The reference to Japanese art is also evident, with the unusual elevation of the horizon, and in the strange, decorative foreground where the curves and counter curves of the hair are dominant.

The multitude of characters, the variety of their style of clothes and the way they overlap, skilfully portray a feeling of crowdedness and saturation. The portrait of Madame Roulin on the right, who alone turns to look at the spectator, seems to express a claustrophobic terror. In Gauguin's Arlésiennes, two female characters also express anxiety and anguish.

To escape this latent anxiety, the two men went to Montpellier on 16th or 17th December to visit the Musée Fabre. The arguments that followed highlighted their aesthetic disagreements more than ever. As a result of this day out, their separation became inevitable, and Gauguin prepared to leave."

No matter what is said when I look at Van Gogh painting I like it and can even find some peace. I would love to see the original.

Test from the Musée D'Orsay site.

Paul Gauguin and Tahitian women

Even though he did not find the paradise he wanted Gauguin works while at French Polynesia portray very beautiful women in their routine.

These are two examples.