Art, literature & history
The Siesta
ca. 1892–94
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 35 x 45 3/4 in. (88.9 x 116.2 cm)
- Collection no.
- 1993.400.3
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
Paul Gauguin. The Siesta. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
About this artwork
The Siesta — Paul Gauguin. ca. 1892–94.
Medium: Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 35 x 45 3/4 in. (88.9 x 116.2 cm).
Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Credit line: The Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Collection, Gift of Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg, 1993, Bequest of Walter H. Annenberg, 2002.
This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.