Spirit of the Dead Watching, by Gauguin (1892)

Spirit of the Dead Watching, by Gauguin (1892)
Image in Noa Noa notebook, by Gauguin (1900s)

Title

Spirit of the Dead Watching, by Gauguin (1892)

Creator

Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903)

Date

1892

Description

The painting represents a naked young woman lying on a bed and an older woman appears in the background. The figure in the background is not a procuress but a ghost or the spirit of death. However, the painting connects with the famous Olympia painting in which there is a maid who, without being a procuress, follows a tradition of a naked young woman and a procuress.

The second image is a page from the artist's Noa Noa notebook. Note that the theme of a mysterious female character is repeated in other of his images of Tahiti and is sometimes reminiscent of procuress painted in Europe at the time.

Format

Oil on jute mounted on canvas.
Dimensions: 73.02 × 92.39 cm

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