Why it matters
Painted in Tahiti in 1892, Arearea features one of the collarless, free-roaming dogs that appear prominently in Gauguin's paintings and whose meaning has prompted much speculation.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1892.
- Gauguin showed it at his 1893 Durand-Ruel exhibition in Paris.
- It has been in the Musée d'Orsay since 1986.
Based on the Wikipedia article Arearea (CC BY-SA 4.0).
