Among all the famous oil paintings, some are in quite great size, for example, Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? by Paul Gauguin. Its height 1.5meters and its width is 3.6meters. Much like The Genesis, this oil painting depicts a grand scene of human being. Divided into three groups by its artist, Gauguin, the artwork conveys the birth of life, the moon of life, and pursue of life respectively. The hue of it is pure but mysterious; some romantic elements from the oriental are also revealed in it.
Hardly have people had known that, Paul Gauguin had been confronted with melancholia. Gauguin was a passionate artist who wanted to deserted human society and mix together with the bold and unstrained nature. He extremely felt disgusted at artificial unnecessary and overelaborating formalities. The greatest longing of him was to return to the innocent and sheer life. Stem from such ideal, Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? came out as a post-expressionism oil painting which seemed peerless. Completed in 1898 perfectly, this amazing painting was initiated by its zeal painter and given to this typical title. Gauguin wanted every viewer to learn the significance of his work.
When had realized the dream of such a fantasy oil painting, Gauguin had tried to have a suicide for his freaking out heart.
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