Aha Oe Feii?
Aha Oe Feii? or Are You Jealous? is a painting by Paul Gauguin from 1892, based on a real-life episode during his stay on Tahiti which he later described in the diary Noa Noa: "On the shore two sisters are lying after bathing, in the graceful poses of resting animals; they speak of yesterday's love and tomorrow's conquests. The recollection causes them to quarrel, "What? Are you jealous?"[1] Gauguin titled the painting in Tahitian language, Aha Oe Feii?, in the lower left corner of the canvas.
| Aha Oe Feii? | |
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| English: Are You Jealous? | |
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| Artist | Paul Gauguin |
| Year | 1892 |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 66 cm × 89 cm (26 in × 35 in) |
| Location | Pushkin Museum, Moscow |
The painting evokes a sense of Pacific paradise in which sexual relations are playful and harmless. According to Professor Peter Toohey, "this jealousy is not the product of a threat to an exclusive sexual relationship or jilted love affair - it is the result of one of the sisters having enjoyed more sex than the other the night before".[2] In a letter to his friend from 1892, Gauguin wrote about the painting: "I think this is the best of what I've made so far".[1]
The painting is housed in the Pushkin Museum, Moscow, Russia.
References
- "Aha oe feii? (А, ты ревнуешь?)". pushkinmuseum.art. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
- Peter Toohey (2014). Jealousy. Yale University Press. ISBN 0300190484.