Landscape at Pont-Aven

c. 1888

Paul Gauguin

Associated Names
Paul Gauguin

Artist, French, 1848 - 1903

The image shows a rural landscape with a high horizon line featuring trees and a thatched-roof building. The house is on the right, surrounded by sparse trees and simple vegetation. The style is sketch-like with expressive lines depicting movement in the foliage. The color palette is monochrome, emphasizing the rustic feel. The foreground is empty, giving focus to the details in the distance and conveying a sense of openness and tranquility.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brush and black ink on brown textured wove paper

  • Credit Line

    The Armand Hammer Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 31.9 x 44.4 cm (12 9/16 x 17 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.217.28

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

A. Prybram-Gladona Collection (from his father); to Kurt Meissner (no date available from Meissner Gallery); Hall Establishment; to Armand Hammer Collection, 1969.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1969

  • Exhibited with the Armand Hammer collection from 1969, starting with Brooks Memorial Art Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: 181

Wikidata ID

Q64618953

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