The Siesta, ca. 1892.4
Paul Gauguin (French)

Three women in missionary dress relax on a porch while another irons; the unaffected grace and communal ease of Tahitian women impressed Gauguin enormously.
The artist worked on this painting over a lengthy period around 1892.4 and incorporated numerous changes.
The skirt of the woman in the foreground, for example, was originally bright red