1950s Framed Paul Gauguin Print of Horserider in a Jungle

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Framed print of Paul Gauguin's famous Post-Impressionist painting, The White Horse (Le Cheval Blanc) from 1898. The original oil painting … Read more Framed print of Paul Gauguin's famous Post-Impressionist painting, The White Horse (Le Cheval Blanc) from 1898. The original oil painting is housed at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. A serene, lush Tahitian landscape featuring a horse drinking from a stream in the foreground, with two nude figures riding smaller horses in the background amidst dense tropical vegetation. The horse, which appears greenish-grey rather than purely white, is a symbolic element in the composition. Post-Impressionism/Symbolism, known for its bold, expressive use of color, flattened forms, and a rich, decorative composition. The print is presented in a prominent, wide, dark blue velvet mat within a simple, light-brown wood outer frame and a thinner gold inner frame.

The frame with the mat is 2.25" wide. The painting itself is 6.5" wide by 10.5" high. See less