The Loss of Virginity | Paul Gaugin | 1891 Select Size:18" x 24" depicting the sorrows of a

depicting the sorrows of a young child with his family of street acrobats

surrounded by swirling patterns and intricate details

Through his innovative portrayal of this mythological subject

positioning her as a pioneering figure whose artistic visions were intertwined with her spiritual explorations

The Loss of Virginity | Paul Gaugin | 1891 Select Size:18" x 24" depicting the sorrows of aAbout the artwork: This painting was produced in Paris in the brief period when Gauguin was interested in Symbolism. It depicts a Breton landscape with a naked young woman lying in the foreground. Behind her, a fox, the symbol of lust in Hindu mythology, can be seen. In the background, a wedding procession in Breton costumes is approaching the nude. This was Gauguin's last major work produced before he left for Tahiti at the beginning of April 1891.