Paul Gauguin
Whence Come We? What Are We? Whither Go We? 1897 Oil on canvas 55x148in
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
This is Gauguin's largest work and he completed it in less than a month's time. Gauguin completed this work just before he attempted suicide with an overdose of arsenic, although he was saved when his body violently rejected the poison. He intended it to be a suicide note that would, he hoped, slow down the decay of the western world.
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This is Gauguin's largest work and he completed it in less than a month's time. Gauguin completed this work just before he attempted suicide with an overdose of arsenic, although he was saved when his body violently rejected the poison. He intended it to be a suicide note that would, he hoped, slow down the decay of the western world. 
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