
Be in Love and You will be Happy (Soyez amoureuses, vous serez heureuses)
Gauguin, Paul · French
1898-1899
- Medium
- woodcut in light brown and black on chine collé
- Classification
- Period
- 1876 to 1900
- Image size
- 4941 × 2941px
Description
This print shows an array of abstract shapes and lines on a textured background. Many forms resemble human figures, although many of their features are abstracted or exaggerated. One figure near the center has a skull-like face and is seated and with their head in their hands, looking out at us. Other shapes include a child seated on the ground on the left and a figure with long hair and wide eyes on the right, their hands clasped in prayer. In the upper half of the print, there is text in a swirling ribbon, as well as more stylized human faces, most depicted from the shoulders up. The background is filled with solid and patterned sections in shades of black, reddish-brown, and beige.
Rights & Source
Open access image from the National Gallery of Art, released under its open access program. Metadata via the NGA Open Data Program (CC0).