Paul Gauguin Skateboard Triptych - Musart on Decks - When Will You Marry? (1892)

We are delighted to present Musart on Decks, our exclusive original collection that showcases limited edition skateboard decks featuring timeless masterpieces from art history. This collection serves as a bridge between the rich traditions of art and the vibrant skateboarding culture, all offered at accessible prices.

As part of Musart on Decks, we are thrilled to introduce the exclusive limited edition of 100 Paul Gauguin Skateboard Deck Triptychs, featuring his renowned work "When Will You Marry? Nafea Faa Ipoipo" from 1892. This painting gained significant attention when it was sold at Sotheby's auction house in 2015 for approximately $300 million USD, making it one of the most expensive paintings ever sold. 

Created during Gauguin's time in Tahiti, this artwork portrays two native Tahitian women as the central figures. They are depicted within an earthly paradise, untouched by European civilization. The young woman in traditional Tahitian attire wears a flower, symbolizing her availability for marriage. The vibrant colors of her clothing starkly contrast with the motherly figure behind her, dressed in traditional Western garments, hinting at the influence of French colonization on the lives of the Tahitian natives.

Gauguin's use of naive outlines and vibrant colors in this artwork exemplifies his ideas of Synthetism and primitive art, where color, subject, and other elements serve as a means to express the invisible, the idea that takes precedence above all else. Despite his disappointment in the impact of French colonization on his idealized vision of a non-industrialized society, Gauguin allowed himself to reimagine the idyllic, native Tahitian paradise in his dreams.