Words of the Devil
- Artist
- Paul Gauguin
- Date
- 1892 ; French Polynesia
- Style
- Post-impressionism
- Genre
- Sketch and study
"Words of the Devil", or "Fatata te Miti", is a celebrated 1892 oil painting by French artist Paul Gauguin, housed in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. Influenced by the Post-Impressionist movement, Gauguin's work is characterized by bold colors, a flat two-dimensional style, and subjective symbolism. While not done with pastel on paper, the creation process likens to the approach of a sketch and study due to its intense observation and representation of native life in Tahiti.
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