Paul GauguinFrench, 1848–1903Taperaa mahana
May one see it?
Yes, receiving visitors
State Hermitage Museum
Room411Saint Petersburg, Russia
On public display.
- Checked
- 29 Aug 2026
- In this state since
- Aug 30, 2026
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
Particulars
- Accession number
- ЗКРсэ-533
In the catalog
Sources
- State Hermitage Museum: the museum's own open data · fetched 29 Aug 2026
- Image: State Hermitage Museum — Museum open access
Meanwhile, in the life of Paul Gauguin
The whole life1870s–1891 · Workplace
Paris
1886–1891 · Workplace
Pont-Aven
February 1891
Successful Auction at the Hôtel Drouot
A successful auction of paintings at the Hôtel Drouot in Paris in February 1891, aided by a glowing review from Octave Mirbeau, together with a banquet and a benefit concert, provided the funds for the journey to Tahiti.
1 April 1891
Departure for Tahiti
On 1 April 1891, after a final visit to his wife and children in Copenhagen, Gauguin sailed for Tahiti, intending to escape European civilization and "everything that is artificial and conventional." He spent his first three months in Papeete, then set up a studio in a bamboo hut at Mataiea.
1891–1901 · Workplace
Tahiti
August 1893
Return to France
In August 1893 Gauguin returned to France, where he continued painting Tahitian subjects such as Mahana no atua and Nave nave moe; he rented an apartment on rue Vercingétorix on the edge of Montparnasse and held a weekly salon, cultivating an exotic image.
![Pair of Wooden Shoes (Sabots) [left], Paul Gauguin, 1889/1890](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/44a731a9-e900-4898-a282-01034fcaa6ca/full/!2400,2400/0/default.jpg)
