Mahana Atua (The Food of the Gods) [recto]
c. 1894
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Washington DC's National Gallery of Art holds 176 works 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.
National Gallery of Art
Washington DC · 176 works on display
The National Gallery on Trafalgar Square houses one of the world's great collections of Western European painting, from the 13th to the 19th century, with particular strength in the Dutch Golden Age and Impressionism. Entry to the permanent collection is free.
Two Title Pages for "Le Sourire" (Les deux titres du Sourire) [verso]
c. 1895
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Two Title Pages for "Le Sourire" (Les deux titres du Sourire) [verso]
National Gallery of Art
c. 1895
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Pair of Wooden Shoes (Sabots) [left]
c. 1889
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Planning your visit to Washington DC
Washington DC's Smithsonian museums — including the National Gallery of Art, American Art Museum, and Hirshhorn — are all permanently free to enter. They're clustered along the National Mall and easily walked between. The National Gallery has two buildings connected by an underground passage; the East Building houses 20th-century art.
Artwork data sourced from Wikidata. Coverage varies — always confirm with the museum before visiting.