Not currently on view
In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
Gauguin positions four women in a friezelike sequence seeking shelter under the dark green leaves of a large tree while the leaves of the second tree add a decorative pattern to the pink thatched roof. With his brush, he captures contrasting elements of the tropical climate, sending the viewer into the cool shade to escape the hot sun.
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Paul Gauguin — Why Are You Angry? (No Te Aha Oe Riri)
Paul Gauguin — The Big Tree (Te raau rahi)
Paul Gauguin — Day of the God (Mahana no Atua)
Paul Gauguin — Ia Orana Maria (Hail Mary)
Paul Gauguin — Tahitian Landscape
Paul Gauguin — The Bathers
Henri Rousseau — The Waterfall
Paul Gauguin — Haere Pape
Paul Gauguin — Fatata te Miti (By the Sea)
Paul Gauguin — Three Tahitian Women
Paul Gauguin — The Hibiscus Tree (Te Burao)
Paul Gauguin — Merahi metua no Tehamana
