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Paul Gauguin created this dreamy scene for his manuscript 'Noa Noa,' a semi-fictional account of his life in Tahiti meant to explain his exotic paintings to Parisians. The loose, watery strokes capture a quiet moment with a standing woman in a white dress and another figure resting near white horses, blending reality with the artist's romanticized vision of island life. He actually collaborated on the illustrations for this book with a friend, Charles Morice, though Gauguin often took most of the credit! The blue and reddish hues give it a mystical, twilight feel that perfectly fits the Symbolist movement's love for mood over strict realism.
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