1889
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Breton Bathers is a 1889 by Paul Gauguin, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a woman bending over, her back to us, with one arm raised. The lines are loose and quick, almost like a hurried drawing. In the background, there’s a vague shape of a building and some trees, but it’s all blurry. The artist left big patches of white paper showing through, making the figure pop against the dark areas. This gives the whole thing a rough, sketchy feel. Look up *chiaroscuro* next to see how light and shadow create drama in art.
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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