Artwork
Landscape from Pont-Aven, Brittany
Landscape from Pont-Aven, Brittany is an oil painting by the Post-Impressionist artist Paul Gauguin. It dates from 1894 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
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Subject & Meaning
As a landscape painting executed in oil on canvas, the image focuses on the physical topography and setting of the artist's residence during this period.
The work depicts the village of Pont-Aven in Brittany, France, presenting a direct landscape view of the location. As a landscape painting executed in oil on canvas, the image focuses on the physical topography and setting of the artist's residence during this period. The available records identify the subject strictly as the place itself, without detailing specific symbolic figures, allegorical elements, or deeper iconographic programs beyond the representation of the Breton scenery.
The painting serves as a visual record of the environment that attracted Gauguin and his contemporaries to the region in the late 19th century.
Technique & Style
Landscape from Pont-Aven, Brittany is an oil painting executed by Paul Gauguin in 1888. The work is created using oil paint applied to a canvas support, consistent with the artist's standard practice for landscapes of this period. Measuring 90.5 cm in height and 71 cm in width, the piece is classified as a landscape genre painting.
The composition depicts the Pont-Aven region, reflecting the artist's engagement with the Breton environment during his time there.
History & Provenance
The work was painted by Paul Gauguin in 1888 during his first stay in Pont-Aven, Brittany. It entered the collection of the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen, where it has remained since. The painting is currently held by the Statens Museum for Kunst, which administers the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek’s holdings.
Overview
Landscape from Pont-Aven, Brittany is an oil painting created by Paul Gauguin in 1894, characterized by its Post-Impressionist style and depiction of a rural Brittany landscape.
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Artist
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.
