The Siesta
The Met
Artist: Paul Gauguin(French, Paris 1848–1903 Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands)
Date: ca. 1892–94
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 35 x 45 3/4 in. (88.9 x 116.2 cm)
Credit Line: The Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Collection, Gift of Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg, 1993, Bequest of Walter H. Annenberg, 2002
Visual Descriptions
AI GeneratedVisual Summary
Brief Description
Four women on a wooden porch, one ironing, one in a hat, two reclining, green foliage behind
Detailed Description
The image shows four women on a light-colored wooden porch, with a green and yellow landscape in the background. The porch floor is made of light brown planks. In the foreground, on the left, a woman with dark hair sits with her back to the viewer. She wears a light blue patterned blouse, a dark blue patterned skirt, and a wide-brimmed straw hat with a dark blue polka-dotted band. Her bare right foot extends towards the lower left. To her right, another woman lies on her stomach on a white cloth, facing right. She wears an orange-red dress. Her head is slightly raised, and her forearms are bent, supporting her head. A green basket filled with yellow and orange fruit sits on the porch floor near her. Further back, to the left of the scene's center, a third woman sits with her back mostly to the viewer. She wears a pink long-sleeved shirt and a dark skirt, and her dark hair is tied back. To her right, a fourth woman kneels or sits, facing left. She wears a dark reddish-purple long-sleeved top and a dark skirt, and is ironing a white cloth on a small, dark ironing board. Behind these figures, the background features a bright green and yellow landscape with hints of a tree trunk on the far left and a small, light-colored, possibly sculptural figure with a hat on the far right.
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