Design for a Fan Featuring a Landscape and a Statue of the Goddess Hina by Paul Gauguin

Design for a Fan Featuring a Landscape and a Statue of the Goddess Hina 1900 - 1903

drawing, print, gouache, paper

drawing

abstract painting

water colours

print

gouache

possibly oil pastel

paper

handmade artwork painting

fluid art

acrylic on canvas

france

water

painting painterly

watercolour bleed

watercolour illustration

watercolor

Paul Gauguin's "Design for a Fan Featuring a Landscape and a Statue of the Goddess Hina" is a 1900-1903 design for a fan featuring a lush landscape, a central figure of the Polynesian goddess Hina, and a man on horseback. Gauguin was a post-Impressionist artist who was inspired by the art and culture of Tahiti and other Polynesian islands. This design is an example of Gauguin's fascination with non-Western art and his use of bold colors and simplified forms. This particular fan design is on view at The Art Institute of Chicago.