Quarries at Pontoise II
- 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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