L'œuvre en bref

Paul Gauguin's Metamoe, a post-impressionist masterpiece, explores the boundaries of portraiture by blending intimacy and exoticism. The painting captivates with its flamboyant colours and striking play of light, perfectly embodying the synthesist technique that Gauguin perfected during his stay in Polynesia. The artist cleverly combines the warm hues of the background with the shades of green in nature, creating a visual tension that underlines the enigmatic aspect of the central Polynesian figure.

The asymmetrical arrangement of the elements, combined with the rough, raw texture of the paint, gives the painting an almost sculptural dimension. In this painting, Gauguin is not content to simply depict a scene or a figure, he is showing a moment in life, an encounter between man and nature, who are both subjects and spectators. The portrait, which flirts with the landscape, is thus transformed into a genre scene, revealing Gauguin's genius for going beyond artistic conventions.

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