Soyez amoureuses, vous serez heureuses (Love, and You Will Be Happy), from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints 1899

"Soyez amoureuses, vous serez heureuses" (Love, and You Will Be Happy) is a wood-block print created by Paul Gauguin in 1899. The print, from Gauguin's Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints, depicts several figures in a relaxed setting. Gauguin's bold, graphic style, reminiscent of Japanese woodblock prints, is evident in the simple forms and flat planes of color. The title suggests a theme of love and happiness, although the figures' expressions are somewhat melancholic. The print, housed in the Art Institute of Chicago, exemplifies Gauguin's fascination with the primitive and his exploration of color and form in his later years.