Three Tahitian Women against a Yellow Background, 1899 (oil on canvas)
- Artist
- Paul Gauguin
- Date
- 1899 ; Punaauia , French Polynesia
- Style
- Post-impressionism
- Genre
- Genre painting
- Location
- Hermitage Museum
'Three Tahitian Women against a Yellow Background' is a captivating oil on canvas painting by renowned French painter, Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin. Created in 1899, it's representative of Gauguin's distinct Post-impressionism style, featuring his experimental use of bold, vibrant colors. The painting, considered as a genre painting, portrays three Tahitian women in traditional attire set against a vivid yellow background. The application of oil paints gives the artwork a rich luminosity, highlighting the internal narrative in Gauguin's exploration of island life and Tahitian culture.
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