Paul GauguinFrance, 1848–1903The King's Wife
Peut-on la contempler ?
Inconnu
Musée des Beaux-Arts Pouchkine
Moscou, Russie
Le propriétaire est connu ; on ignore si l’œuvre est exposée aujourd’hui.
- Source
- Le musée
À propos du tableau
La Femme du roi – ou Te arii vahine – est un tableau réalisé par le peintre français Paul Gauguin en 1896. Cette huile sur toile de format horizontal représente une Polynésienne nue allongée sous un arbre un éventail derrière sa tête. La composition comprend en outre des mangues à côte d'elle au premier plan, d'où l'existence d'un titre alternatif, La Femme aux mangos. L'œuvre fait partie des collections du musée des Beaux-Arts Pouchkine, à Moscou, en Russie.
Notice
- Numéro d’inventaire
- Ж-3265
Au catalogue
Sources
- Musée des Beaux-Arts Pouchkine
- Image : Musée des Beaux-Arts Pouchkine — © Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts
Pendant ce temps, chez Paul Gauguin
La vie entière1891–1901 · Lieu de travail
Tahiti
1894
Exhibition at Durand-Ruel
The exhibition at the Durand-Ruel gallery had moderate success: 11 of the 40 paintings shown were sold at fairly high prices; soon afterwards, however, Gauguin lost Durand-Ruel's patronage.
February – April 1895
Failed Auction and the Oviri Scandal
In February 1895 Gauguin tried to repeat the Hôtel Drouot auction, but without success; in April he submitted the large ceramic sculpture Oviri to the salon of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, whose reception caused a scandal, and wrote an indignant letter on the state of modern ceramics in Le Soir.
28 June 1895
Final Departure for Oceania
On 28 June 1895 Gauguin sailed once more for Tahiti — Eugène Carrière arranged cheap passage for him — arriving in September; he never saw Europe again. He spent the next six years mostly near Papeete, building a spacious house at Punaauia.
1897
News of the Death of His Daughter Aline
In April 1897 Gauguin received news that his beloved daughter Aline had died of pneumonia; the same month he learned that he had to vacate his house, and, taking out a bank loan for a new one, by the end of the year he was on the brink of ruin and despair.
c. 1898
Suicide Attempt
After finishing Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?, Gauguin attempted suicide by taking arsenic, but the dose proved too large, and a violent fit of vomiting saved his life.
![Pair of Wooden Shoes (Sabots) [left], Paul Gauguin, 1889/1890](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/44a731a9-e900-4898-a282-01034fcaa6ca/full/!2400,2400/0/default.jpg)
