Image: National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina, Buenos Aires
The National Museum of Fine Arts in Argentina has highlighted 'El llamado', a Paul Gauguin drawing held in its collection, in a post for its '#LaObraDelDía' series. The museum describes the work as a pencil drawing on cream paper and notes that it was donated by Mercedes Santamarina in 1970.
According to the museum’s account, the figures’ features and clothing, along with the landscape lines, recall Gauguin’s time in Tahiti. That reference places the work within the period and imagery most closely associated with the artist’s Pacific sojourn, which remained central to his visual language.
The museum’s presentation focuses on the work as part of its own holdings rather than as part of a temporary exhibition. No exhibition dates or special display context were given in the post, but the image and caption draw attention to a single object from the museum’s permanent collection.
'El llamado' joins other Gauguin works preserved in the National Museum of Fine Arts’ collection, underscoring the institution’s role in safeguarding international modern art alongside Argentine art. The museum’s brief note offers only the essentials: authorship, medium, donation history and a visual reading tied to Tahiti.
The post was shared under the museum’s daily artwork feature on 8 August 2026, continuing a format in which the institution introduces individual works from its holdings to the public. In this case, the emphasis remains on Gauguin’s draughtsmanship and the way the drawing evokes the artist’s Tahitian imagery through both figure and setting.
