Vintage 1939 French Gauguin "...And the Gold of their Bodies" Post-Impressionist Nude Art Print

A vibrant and artful rendering of two female forms hand tipped onto a heavy sheet of paper with lovely signs of patina. 

In August 1901, Gauguin settled in the Marquesas Islands, in the remote village of Atuona, where he built his "House of Pleasure," decorated with his wood carvings and paintings. The lack of money and ill-health were made worse by a permanent conflict with the authorities, from the police to the bishop. In the midst of these worries that gradually weakened him, he painted his last masterpieces, And the Gold of Their Bodies, Barbarian Tales (Et l'or de leurs corps).

Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) was a French Post-Impressionist artist. Unappreciated until after his death, Gauguin is now recognized for his experimental use of color and Synthetist style that were distinct from Impressionism. Toward the end of his life, he spent ten years in French Polynesia.

6 7/8" x 6" image hand tipped onto 10 1/8" x 14" heavy paper.

Printed in Paris in 1939.