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The Offering

What always impresses me about the Polynesian women in Gauguin’s paintings is the solid shape of their bodies and the serious expression on their faces. They exude an understated strength. That takes me in for them as well as for Gauguin.

Photo of the week: Paul Gauguin, The Offering (detail), 1902, Sammlung Emile Bührle, Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland 2025