| The Green Christ | |
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| Artist | Paul Gauguin |
| Year | 1889 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Location | Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique |
| Dimensions | 36.2 in × 28.7 in |
| 92 cm × 73 cm | |
| Famous Paintings by Paul Gauguin | |
| Spirit of the Dead Watching, 1892 | |
| Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?, 1897-1898 | |
| The Yellow Christ, 1889 | |
| The Green Christ, 1889 | |
| Tahitian Women on the Beach, 1891 | |
| Vision After the Sermon, 1888 | |
| Complete Works |
The Green Christ was painted by Paul Gauguin in 1889 while he was in Pont-Aven, France. It is an oil on canvas piece and is currently located at the Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique.
Background
Paul Gauguin commonly created works of art that were based on Christ’s crucifixion. The Green Christ is one of his most symbolic paintings he created during his time.
Appearance
The Green Christ features three dead figures holding Christ after he had passed. These seem to look like statues that are taking him away to be in another world. They are a dark color of green that fades out when the eye sees the woman that is sitting in the front of the painting. She is sitting on a grass field that is next to a beach, which a few people are walking around on. The simplified shades and unrealistic colors are what suggest the different situations the people in the piece are in.