Why it matters
Two Tahitian women leap into the sea while a fisherman with a spear stands in the background. Gauguin turns an ordinary moment into an exoticised view of island life.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1892, during his first stay in Tahiti.
- The title means 'By the Sea'.
- It reflects the romantic picture of Tahiti from Pierre Loti's novel Le Mariage de Loti.
Based on the Wikipedia article Fatata te Miti (By the Sea) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
