Landscape of Brittany

Landscape of Brittany by Paul Gauguin
Artist
Paul Gauguin
Date
1888 ; Pont-aven , France
Style
Post-impressionism
Genre
Landscape
Location
National Museum of Western Art
'Landscape of Brittany' is a striking example of Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin's innovative approach to the Post-impressionist movement. In true Gauguin fashion, this painting features an experimental use of color and a distinct stylistic shift from Impressionism, characteristic of the artist's work. The painting, like many of Gauguin's works, is executed in oil on canvas. It depicts a landscape in Brittany, France, displaying his talent for turning a mundane rural scene into an enchanting visual story imbued with Symbolist undertones.

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