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Berlin's Alte Nationalgalerie holds 1 work by Paul Gauguin (1848–1903) — the city's entire known holding of this artist in a single institution.
Gauguin's Tahitian paintings use colour and form with a boldness that was startling to his contemporaries and remains powerful today. The scale of his ambition is best understood through original canvases, where his unconventional technique — rough surfaces, complex paint layers — is fully visible.
Alte Nationalgalerie
Berlin · 1 work on display
The Alte Nationalgalerie on Museum Island holds German and European art from the 19th century — Romantic, Biedermeier, Impressionist, and Realist — in a striking neo-classical temple. The most focused and manageable of the Museum Island institutions.
Planning your visit to Berlin
Berlin's main art museums are clustered on Museum Island (Museumsinsel), a UNESCO World Heritage Site, plus a second concentration around Potsdamer Platz and the Kulturforum. The Berlin Museum Pass (3-day) covers the Gemäldegalerie, Alte Nationalgalerie, and all state museums for a single price. The S-Bahn and U-Bahn network makes most museums accessible within 10 minutes.
Artwork data sourced from Wikidata. Coverage varies — always confirm with the museum before visiting.