Sujet
In the Waves (Dans les Vagues), 1889. Creator: Paul Gauguin (French, 1848-1903).
Légende
In the Waves (Dans les Vagues), 1889. Painted at Pont-Aven in northwest France, this depiction of a nude figure throwing herself into the sea suggests a metaphor for a modern European woman forsaking civilization and abandoning herself to her natural, primitive instincts. The simplified lines and exaggerated colours, especially the contrasting green and orange, seem invented rather than observed from life. Exhibiting the painting at the Café Volpini in Paris in 1889, Gauguin established himself as a leader of the Symbolist movement in art.
Date
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Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F87_462
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
489,5Mo (20,4Mo) / 97,7cm x 125,5cm / 11539 x 14827 (300dpi)