Nafea Faa Ipoipo (When Will You Marry)
ArtistPaul Gauguin
Year1892
MediumOil on canvas
LocationPrivate collection
About Nafea Faa Ipoipo (When Will You Marry)
Sold for nearly 300 million dollars in 2015, one of the most expensive paintings ever. Painted during Gauguins first trip to Tahiti. Features two Tahitian girls. The title translates to When Will You Marry. Gauguin abandoned his wife and children to move to Tahiti.
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