The Call
Cleveland Museum of Art

The Call

Paul Gauguin (French, 1848–1903) · 1902

oil on fabric
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

Although known as one of the founders of modern art, Gauguin found inspiration in ancient Greek, Roman, and Egyptian art. The woman with the pointing finger on the right side of this painting was taken from a figure on the Parthenon frieze.

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