Encountering a Tahitian girl slightly drunk under the starry sky on the deck | Photography Friend

by fotomen on 2011-10-19 09:27:34

Drifting among the lush tropical vegetation, forever blue skies, generous nature, and simple primitive life, I can't help but understand why Paul Gauguin, at the age of 43, gave up his high-paying job in a Parisian bank in 1891 to come here alone to spend the rest of his life. For a romantic painter like Paul Gauguin, who pursued simplicity and primitiveness, all the inspirations for his paintings would naturally arise here...