Self-Portrait ‘Les Miserables’ by Paul Gauguin

Self-Portrait 'Les Miserables' by Paul Gauguin Self-Portrait 'Les Miserables'1888Post-ImpressionismOil on canvasVan Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands Before his departure to Aries in 1888. Gauguin and Vincent van Gough exchanged examples of their work, including several self-portraits. ‘Self Portrait ‘Les Miserables’’ was among the paintings sent to Van Gough. Gauguin includes a full-profile likeness of the fictional … Continue reading Self-Portrait ‘Les Miserables’ by Paul Gauguin

Homage to Cézanne by Maurice Denis

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Homage to Cézanne1900Post-ImpressionismOil on canvasMusée d'Orsay, Paris, France Set in the shop of Ambroise Vallard, an art dealer, a group of artists and painters discuss a seminal work by Cézanne, Still Life with a Fruit-Dish (1850). The painting is intended as a tribute to Cézanne, an artist from an older generation to the painter. Denis … Continue reading Homage to Cézanne by Maurice Denis

Notre Dame Cathedral by Maurice Utrillo

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Notre Dame Cathedral1909Post-ImpressionismOil on cardMusée de l'Orangerie, Paris, France By 25 Utrillo was experimenting with complex motifs and the influence of Impressionism, in particular Monet’s cathedrals, is evident in this painting. An unfinished piece, Utrillo vaguely describes the complex architecture of Notre Dame. Instead the details are obscured as he describes the effect of light … Continue reading Notre Dame Cathedral by Maurice Utrillo

Farmhouse at le Pouldu by Paul Sérusier

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Sérusier studied at the Académie Julian instead of the elite and conservative École des Beaux-Arts. Sérusier was a pioneer of Post-Impressionism and founded Les Nabis, named after the Hebrew word for ‘prophet.’ He sought to paint what he felt as well as what he saw, seeking unity between decorative and fine art...

Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? By Paul Gauguin

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Gauguin was Post-Impressionist artist, unappreciated until after his death, he is now recognized for his experimental use of colour and Synthetist style. Towards the end of his life he lived in French Polynesia and his paintings from that time in his life depict people and landscapes from the region...