1895
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Women, Animals and Foliage (Femmes, animaux et feuillages) is a 1895 ink by Paul Gauguin, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This woodcut shows four simple figures in a dreamy scene. Two women stand on the left and right, one holding what looks like fruit. In the middle, two more figures sit close together under a tree. A bird flies near them, and a cat leaps from a branch. The background has floating leaves and a wavy line that might be a sky or water. The artist used only black ink on light paper, making the shapes stand out sharply. The figures look stylized, not quite real, with smooth lines and flat areas. Next, check out how this artist used the woodcut technique.
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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