Price by canvas size
Every Tahitian Women on the Beach we paint is made to order, so the price tracks the canvas size and the amount of brushwork involved. These are the sizes our customers order most:
| Size (inches) | Size (cm) | Estimated price | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 × 20 in | 40 × 50 cm | $369 | A small wall, a gallery group, an office |
| 24 × 32 in | 60 × 80 cm | $649 | Bedroom, hallway, above a console |
| 35 × 47 in | 90 × 120 cm | $1,099 | Above a sofa or bed, living room focal wall |
| 47 × 63 in | 120 × 160 cm | $1,499 | Large wall, open-plan room, hospitality |
Estimates only — the final quote depends on your exact size, frame and shipping destination. Framing and shipping are quoted separately. Duties and import taxes are the buyer's responsibility (DAP).
Tell us your size and frame — we reply with an exact quote, usually within the hour.
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Why flat colour is harder to paint than shaded colour
The trick of this painting is that nothing is flat where it should not be. The skin is one warm apricot tone, but laid in several slightly different temperatures so it glows; the sea is one green, but its edge against the sand wavers; the figures sit on the beach by nothing more than a band of violet shadow. Every area is a decision about exactly which colour, and how it meets its neighbour.
A print resolves all those decisions for you and the picture becomes a poster. Hand-painted, each area keeps its slight temperature variation, and the canvas has the heat of a real afternoon rather than the look of a design.
There is a test we encourage buyers to use on any "oil painting" they are offered: run a fingernail very gently across the surface. A hand-painted canvas feels like terrain. A print feels like glass.
The painting itself
Gauguin had left a job, a wife and five children in Europe to find what he imagined as an untouched paradise — and the painting quietly admits the disappointment: the women wear mission dresses with European collars, and they are not looking at each other or at you. He called the picture Femmes de Tahiti and wrote that he had put a lot of naïveté and the primitive into it.
Its calm is the reason buyers choose it: the big flat bands of colour settle a room the way a Matisse does. We most often paint it at 60 × 80 cm or 90 × 120 cm, and we can adjust the green of the sea toward blue or toward emerald to match the room.
How our painters reproduce it
Our studio is in Dafen Oil Painting Village, Shenzhen — the centre of hand-painted oil reproduction for more than thirty years. A Tahitian Women on the Beach here is not traced, projected or transferred. The painter works freehand from a high-resolution reference, in layers:
- Composition and ground. The canvas is toned and the main forms laid out in a thin underpainting, matching the original proportions to your chosen size.
- Colour build-up. The palette is mixed in oil, not acrylic — only oil gives the same depth, slow blending and the slightly translucent glow the original depends on.
- Impasto and surface passes. The signature strokes go on last, loaded with paint, following the direction of the original's brushwork. This is the slowest and most skilful stage.
- Drying and inspection. Layered oil needs days to set properly. We let it. Then the finished canvas is checked against the reference for colour, composition and stroke character.
Where it hangs best
Flat, hot, unmixed colour — two women on a green sea, painted with the rules of European shading thrown away. Rooms our customers choose most often:
- Living room — the flat bands of colour suit a modern or minimal scheme
- Bedroom — warm apricot skin and green sea are restful at low light
- Hallway or landing — it reads instantly from a distance
- Hospitality — boutique hotels, beach houses and cafés
Framing
Choose gold to echo the original's warmth, matte black for a contemporary room, walnut for a traditional interior, or no frame at all as a gallery-wrap canvas ready to hang. Frames are quoted separately and packed with corner protection.
How ordering works
- Tell us the painting, size and frame. WhatsApp is fastest — include a wall photo if you want sizing advice.
- Get an exact quote. Usually within the hour, with the timeline confirmed in writing.
- 70% deposit starts the painting. Paid by bank transfer, PayPal, credit card or Wise.
- We send photographs of the finished painting. You review it before anything ships. If something clearly does not match your order notes, tell us and we adjust it.
- Pay the 30% balance, then we ship. Tracked worldwide courier, rolled in a rigid tube or crated if framed.
FAQ
Is this hand-painted or printed?
100% hand-painted in oil on artist canvas by a studio painter in Dafen. No printing, no transfer, no giclée. You can feel the brushwork on the surface.
How much does it cost?
Est. $369–$1499 depending on canvas size, from 16 × 20 in up to 47 × 63 in. Frame and shipping quoted separately.
Can I order a size that is not on the list?
Yes — any size. The painter works freehand on a blank canvas, so we can also crop the composition slightly to fit your wall proportions.
How do I approve it before shipping?
We send photographs of the finished painting. You approve first, then pay the 30% balance and we ship. If something clearly does not match your order notes, tell us and we adjust it before it leaves.
How long does it take?
Most take 2–4 weeks depending on size and the studio queue. Layered oil needs proper drying time. The timeline is confirmed in writing before any deposit.
Who pays import duty?
Shipping is worldwide and tracked, typically DHL or FedEx, quoted separately. Import duties and taxes in your country are the buyer's responsibility (DAP).
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