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"Tahitian Landscape," Paul Gauguin, 1891.

Gauguin (1848-1903) is by turns famous and infamous. He's notorious for abandoning his family to move to Tahiti for artistic freedom, and he's (rightfully) respected for art and his use of color. But he's also (again, rightfully) the subject of controversy given his relationships with teenaged mistresses and his connections to colonialism. In other words, he's complicated.

There's a ton written about him, going into more detail, and better written and researched, than I can do here. I can't dismiss him outright because he's too influential, but I can't put him on too high a pedestal, either. He definitely seemed to combine the qualities of a great artist with the aspects of a seedy sex tourist.

From the Minneapolis Institute of Art.

Critical Inquiry: A Retake of Sher-Gil's Self-Portrait as Tahitian

"What precisely was meant by Sher-Gil's self-conscious self-placement into the body of a Tahitian nude? How could art
history have missed this painting, so deliberate a citation of art-historical precedent?"

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