Paul Gauguin - Two Tahitian Women
Two Tahitian Women, Paul Gaugin, 1899 — 1899, oil on canvas, 72.4cm x 94.0cm
- Otto Luna changed Note #919 from "The painting is purchased by the French artist and art collector Daniel de Monfreid, one of the earliest collectors of the works of Gauguin." to "The painting is acquired by the French artist and art collector Daniel de Monfreid, one of the earliest collectors of the works of Gauguin." on 09/25/2017
- Otto Luna changed Note #920 from "The French painter Gustave Fayet purchases the painting from de Monfreid in September 1900. Fayet owns the painting until around 1925." to "The French painter Gustave Fayet purchases the painting from de Monfreid in September 1900. Fayet owns the painting until his death in 1925." on 09/25/2017
- Otto Luna changed Note #923 from "Osborn gifts the painting to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where it continue to be house to this day. It can be found in Gallery 825." to "Osborn gifts the painting to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where it continues to be housed to this day. It can be found in Gallery 825." on 09/25/2017
- Otto Luna changed Note #923 from "Osborn gifts the painting to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where it continue to be house to this day. It can be found in <b>Gallery 825</b>." to "Osborn gifts the painting to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where it continue to be house to this day. It can be found in Gallery 825." on 09/25/2017
1899 — 1899
Gauguin composes the painting while living on the Pacific island of Tahiti.
by Otto Luna 09/25/2017
1899 — 1900
The painting is acquired by the French artist and art collector Daniel de Monfreid, one of the earliest collectors of the works of Gauguin.
by Otto Luna 09/25/2017
1900 — 1925
The French painter Gustave Fayet purchases the painting from de Monfreid in September 1900. Fayet owns the painting until his death in 1925.
by Otto Luna 09/25/2017
1925 — 1930
Following Fayet's death, the painting is purchased by the New York gallery Wildenstein & Co.
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1930 — 1949
The painting is purchased by the American art collector William Church Osborn. A member of a prominent New York City family, Osborn was a longtime trustee of The Metropolitan Museum of Art and also served as the institution's Vice President, President and Honorary President.
by Otto Luna 09/25/2017
1949 — Present Day
Osborn gifts the painting to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where it continues to be housed to this day. It can be found in Gallery 825.
by Otto Luna 09/25/2017