Ia Orana Maria
Ia Orana Maria (Ave Maria) is an 1891 oil on canvas painting by Paul Gauguin, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. It is one of the first works in his Tahitian period and shows two Polynesians (centre) greeting the Madonna and Child. References See also List of paintings by Paul Gauguin 1891 paintings Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Paintings by Paul Gauguin Paintings of the Madonna and Child