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An 1897 oil on canvas, Where Do We Come From? What are We? Where Are We Going?, by Paul Gauguin (1848-1903), the French post-impressionist painter. This huge frieze-like canvas measures 4.5 metres (15 ft) in length, but none of its ambiguous and mystical figures presents an easy answer to the questions in the painting's title. Gauguin considered the work the finest of his entire career. (Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts, USA)
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Arts, B. M. o. F. (2022, May 02). Where Do We Come From? What are We? Where Are We Going? by Gauguin. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15765/where-do-we-come-from-what-are-we-where-are-we-goi/
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Arts, Boston Museum of Fine. "Where Do We Come From? What are We? Where Are We Going? by Gauguin." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified May 02, 2022. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15765/where-do-we-come-from-what-are-we-where-are-we-goi/.
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Arts, Boston Museum of Fine. "Where Do We Come From? What are We? Where Are We Going? by Gauguin." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 02 May 2022. Web. 21 Feb 2025.
