The Big Tree — Gauguin Area Rug
The Big Tree — Gauguin Area Rug
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Painted during his first stay in Tahiti between 1891 and 1893, Paul Gauguin's "Te raau rahi (The Big Tree)" depicts a monumental tree set within the island's landscape, its Tahitian title reflecting Gauguin's effort to describe his subjects in the language of the place rather than in French. The painting shows the bold simplification of form and rich, non-naturalistic color that Gauguin developed in Tahiti, using the island's vegetation as a vehicle for a more decorative, symbolic style of landscape painting than anything he had produced in France.
Printed edge to edge on a soft, durable woven area rug with a comfortable, non-slip feel.
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The shipping was fast and the packing was better than most furniture I have bought. The brushwork in The Big Tree shows exactly why Gauguin has the reputation.
My whole family has opinions about the house and everyone agreed on this one. It made it through hurricane season on the coast with no problems at all. Genuinely delighted with it.
It came in smaller than the space really wanted. I wanted something by Gauguin and settled for a middling copy of The Big Tree.
The quality is better than most of what I have seen at this price. It brought The Big Tree into the house at a price I could actually justify. The colors are slightly warmer in person and I like them better that way. It gave the den the anchor it was missing. Recommended if you are on the fence.
The colors read warmer in person and I actually prefer that. The energy in The Big Tree is what drew me to Gauguin in the first place.