Ia Orana Maria (Hail Mary), 1891
Paul Gauguin (French)

In this picture, painted during the artist''''''''s first trip to Tahiti (1891.3), Gauguin adapts the vernacular art and customs of the South Pacific to express a Christian theme.
The title, in native dialect, is the angel Gabriel''''''''s greeting to the Virgin Mary at the Annunciation.
The composition is based on a photograph of a bas-relief in the Javanese temple of Borobodur.