Bathing Place
- Artist
- Paul Gauguin
- Date
- 1886 ; Pont-aven , France
- Style
- Post-impressionism
- Genre
- Genre painting
- Location
- Hiroshima Museum of Art
'Bathing Place' is a captivating example of Post-impressionism by the French painter, Paul Gauguin. Painted using oil on canvas, this artwork skillfully demonstrates Gauguin's adeptness in capturing daily life and local customs through genre painting. In this case, the subject is a bathing scene, where Gauguin has used his characteristic bold colors and flattened forms to depict an intimate scene of conventional living, showcasing his singular place in the realm of Post-Impressionism.
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