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The Siesta by Paul Gauguin — VisualArtsDB

The Siesta

The Siesta

1892–1894

Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 35 x 45 3/4 in. (88.9 x 116.2 cm)
Genre: Paintings
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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European Paintings

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