Nevermore

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"Nevermore" is an 1897 oil painting by French Post-Impressionist artist Paul Gauguin, depicting a Tahitian woman on a bed with a raven in the background, and is one of his most famous and symbolically rich works.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf oil painting
painting
artist Paul Gauguin
backgroundElement raven
cityOfCurrentLocation London
collection The Courtauld, London
countryOfCurrentLocation United Kingdom NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin France
creator Paul Gauguin
creatorNationality French
dateOfCreation 1897
depicts Polynesian setting
Tahitian woman
bed
interior scene
nighttime atmosphere
raven
describedAs one of Paul Gauguin's most famous works
symbolically rich painting
genre Post-Impressionism
hasArtHistoricalSignificance major work of Post-Impressionism
hasArtStyle cloisonnist influence
synthetic style
hasColorPalette dark tones
warm tones
hasComposition horizontal format
hasInscriptionLanguage French
hasMood brooding
intimate
hasPerspective slightly elevated viewpoint
hasTheme death
eroticism
melancholy
mystery
symbolism
inception 1897
inspiredBy Edgar Allan Poe
The Raven
location Courtauld Gallery
mainSubject Tahitian woman lying on a bed
materialUsed oil paint
movement Post-Impressionism
notableWorkOf Paul Gauguin
partOf Gauguin's Tahitian period
support canvas
titleLanguage English

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Paul Gauguin
notableWork
The Raven
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