Why it matters
Oviri, the Tahitian goddess of mourning, with long pale hair and wild eyes, smothers a wolf under her feet while clutching a cub. Gauguin considered it so important that he asked for a cast to be placed on his grave.
Did you know?
- It was made in 1894 in partly glazed stoneware.
- Oviri means 'savage' or 'wild' in Tahitian.
- Gauguin called it La Tueuse, 'The Murderess'.
- Its display at the 1906 Salon d'Automne influenced Picasso.
Based on the Wikipedia article Oviri (CC BY-SA 4.0).
