1886
pastel
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
A Breton Gleaner is a 1886 pastel by Paul Gauguin, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a person bent over, wearing a loose blue-green coat and a white head covering. Their posture suggests hard work, with one hand resting on their knee. The lines are quick and rough, but the colors stand out against the plain background. The blue pastel squares around the edges hint this was planned carefully. Gauguin used pastels to capture light and movement in everyday scenes. Next, check out pastel to see how artists use soft chalk-like sticks to create vivid colors.
Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (; French: ; 7 June 1848 – 8 May 1903) was a French painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramist, and writer, whose work has been primarily associated with the Post-Impressionist and Symbolist movements.
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