Quarries at Pontoise II

Quarries at Pontoise II by Paul Gauguin
Artist
Paul Gauguin
Date
1882 ; France
Style
Impressionism
Genre
Landscape
Location
National Gallery of Canada
"Quarries at Pontoise II" is a striking example of Impressionism by the French painter Paul Gauguin. It showcases his mastery in capturing the sheer beauty of landscapes using oil on canvas. An intricate painting, it portrays a serene landscape depicting the quarries at Pontoise, a quaint, historical town northwest of Paris. Gauguin utilizes oil paints on a canvas to define the ruggedness of the rocky scene and the calm, stark beauty of the area, preserving the ambiance of the unique landscape in perpetuity.

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