\paperw19995 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 This was one of the first works painted by Gauguin after his departure for Tahiti, where he arrived in 1891, in search of a
place where he could devote himself to art and rediscover the simple and fundamental values of life.\par
The local women are one of GauguinÆs most frequent subjects in the works dating from these years. The images are built up from full but simplified
forms, set against stylized backdrops that are devoid of depth.
