Still life with white bowl

Still life with white bowl by Paul Gauguin
Artist
Paul Gauguin
Date
1886 ; France
Style
Post-impressionism
Genre
Still life
Location
Kunsthaus Zürich
'Still life with white bowl' is a captivating post-impressionistic work, expertly rendered on a canvas using the rich medium of oil. As implied by the title, the painting is a still life, a genre that predominantly features inanimate, yet everyday and familiar subjects. This particular piece showcases a simple white bowl, the ordinariness of which is transformed into a visually arresting subject through the artist's use of color, light, and texture, hallmarks of the post-impressionist style.

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