Portrait of the Artist’s Mother (Eve)

Paul Gauguin's Portrait of the Artist's Mother (Eve) (1889/90) is a drawing based on a photograph of Gauguin's mother, which he transformed into an image of Eve. Gauguin's mother had died years before, and this portrait combines personal memory with mythological significance. Gauguin saw his mother as a figure of exotic beauty, and he used her image as a model for his Tahitian Eves.

Gauguin's fusion of his mother's portrait with the biblical Eve shows his tendency to blend personal and mythological themes.

This drawing transforms Gauguin's mother into a mythological Eve figure, blending personal memory with universal symbolism.