Mette Asleep on a Sofa
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| Mette Asleep on a Sofa | |
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| Mette Gauguin dormant sur un canapé (French) | |
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| Artist | Paul Gauguin |
| Year | 1875 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 24.4 cm × 32.7 cm (9.6 in × 12.9 in) |
| Location | Private collection |
Mette Asleep on a Sofa is an oil painting executed in 1875 by the French artist Paul Gauguin. The work depicts Gauguin’s wife,[1] Mette Sophie Gad, reclining on a sofa in a Parisian interior and represents the artist’s early period prior to his involvement with Symbolism and non-European subjects.[2][3]
