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Tahitian Women Bathing, 1892. Oil on paper, laid down on canvas.

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Oil on paper, laid down on canvas · 43 1/4 × 35 1/4 in. (109.9 × 89.5 cm · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Museum title
Tahitian Women Bathing
Artist
Paul Gauguin (French, Paris 1848–1903 Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands)
Date
1892
Medium
Oil on paper, laid down on canvas
Dimensions
43 1/4 × 35 1/4 in. (109.9 × 89.5 cm) Framed: 55 1/8 × 46 7/16 in. (140 × 118 cm)
Credit line
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1848–1903

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Tahitian Women Bathing · Paul Gauguin, 1892
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