Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?
Title
Where Do We Come From? What Are We ? Where Are We Going ?
Alternative Title
Where come we ? What are we ? Whither go we ?
Translated Title
D'où venons-nous ? Que sommes-nous ? Où allons-nous ?
Creator
Gauguin, Paul (French painter and printmaker, 1848-1903)
Date
1897
Cultural Context
French European Western European Tahitian Oceanic Polynesian
Style/Period
Symbolist Post-Impressionist Modern (styles and periods) Modernist
Subject
Allegorical paintings Allegories Human life cycle Indigenous peoples Men Women Older people Children Girls Infants Nudes Backs (Anatomy) Eating & drinking Leisure Social life Statues Idols Animals Birds Ducks Dogs Cats Goats Livestock Landscapes (Representations) Tropical forests Islands Seas Trees Plants Fruit Inscriptions
Location Depicted
Hiva Oa (French Polynesia) Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia) French Polynesia Polynesia Oceania Tahiti (French Polynesia : Island)
Material
Oil on canvas Oil paint (pigmented coating) Paint Canvas
Measurements
55 1/2 x 161 1/2"
Technique
Painting (image-making) Oil painting (technique)
Inscription
Upper left corner: title in French.
Work Type
Paintings Oil paintings
Repository
Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, Massachusetts)
Source
Delevoy, Robert L. Symbolists and Symbolism. Geneva: Skira; New York: Rizzoli, 1978. (p.159)
Rights
All reproduction rights reserved by A.D.A.G.P. and S.P.A.D.E.M., Paris, Cosmopress, Geneva, and A.S.B.L., Brussels. Photograph reproduced in Delevoy courtesy: Arthur Gordon Tompkins Residuary Fund, courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC 1032-63.jpg
Rating
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