13 / The Body

Te Arii Vahine (The King’s Wife)

» Paul Gauguin (French, 1848–1903)

Artist / Origin	Paul Gauguin (French, 1848–1903) Region: Europe
Date	1896 Period: 1800 CE - 1900 CE
Material	Oil on canvas Medium: Painting
Dimensions	H: 38.1 in. (97 cm.), W: 51.1 in. (130 cm.)
Location	The Pushkin Museum of Fine Art, Moscow, Russia
Credit	© The Gallery Collection/CORBIS

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