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Paul Gauguin

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1902
oil on fabric
131.3 × 89.5 cm (51.7 × 35.2 in)

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

Although known as one of the founders of modern art, Gauguin found inspiration in ancient Greek, Roman, and Egyptian art. The woman with the pointing finger on the right side of this painting was taken from a figure on the Parthenon frieze.

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