1889
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Pleasures of Brittany (Joies de Bretagne) is a 1889 ink by Paul Gauguin, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows three women in dark dresses and white head coverings, standing close together. The background is blurry with a few trees and a small dog below them. One woman holds what looks like a basket or bundle, while the other two stand with their arms slightly bent. The artist used quick, sketchy lines and left some areas blank, giving it a rough, unfinished feel. The yellow paper makes the dark figures stand out sharply. Next, check out how this work was made with lithography.
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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