Dramas of the Sea, Brittany (Les drames de la mer, Bretagne)

1889, published after 1900

Paul Gauguin

Associated Names
Paul Gauguin

Artist, French, 1848 - 1903

Ambroise Vollard

Publisher, French, 1866 - 1939

This is a drawing of a rural scene by the sea. The image depicts three figures in traditional clothing standing and sitting on what appears to be a rocky shoreline, surrounded by abstract representations of rocks and the sea. The sea can be seen in the background with swirling wave patterns. A cow's head is partially visible on the left side. The style is reminiscent of late 19th-century artwork, characterized by minimalistic and expressive use of lines and contrast.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph (zinc) on imitation Japan paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1958.8.99

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mongan et al. 1988, no. 2, State only state (B)

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1927

  • Guérin, Marcel. L'Oeuvre gravé de Gauguin. 2 vols. Paris: H. Floury, 1927.

1988

  • Mongan, Elizabeth, Eberhard W. Kornfeld, and Harold Joachim. Paul Gauguin: Catalogue Raisonne of his Prints. Berne: Galerie Kornfeld, 1988.

Wikidata ID

Q65364072

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