Vaugirard church

Vaugirard church by Paul Gauguin
Artist
Paul Gauguin
Date
1879 ; France
Style
Impressionism
Genre
Cityscape
Location
Groninger Museum
"Vaugirard Church" is an influential painting by French artist, Paul Gauguin. Created during his early years, this work exhibits his adeptness with oil on canvas. The painting showcases Gauguin's initial immersion into Impressionism, a style characterized by small, thin brush strokes to accurately depict visual perception. The subject matter, a church nestled within the metropolis, makes it a fitting example of a cityscape. This painting forms an important part in the canon of Gauguin's body of works.

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