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Artist: Paul Gauguin (1848–1903)
Alternative names: Henri Eugène Paul Gauguin
French painter and writer
Work period: from 1876 until 1903
Work location: Paris, Pont-Aven, Arles, Tahiti
Title: French: Près d'Arles, ou Le Mas d'Arles
Landscape from Arles
Object type: Painting
Description: In October 1888, Gauguin arrived in Arles in southern France, where Vincent van Gogh was already staying. Throughout the autumn, the two artists lived and worked together. Tension arose and grew between them, leading to the dramatic crisis when van Gogh cut off part of his ear after a vicious quarrel. In his landscapes from Arles, such as this one, Gauguin depicts nature as decorative fields of colour without any illusion of depth. Some sections are enigmatic – note, for instance, the shadow cast by the dog in the corner!
Date: 1888
Medium: Oil on canvas
Svenska: Olja på duk. Försedd med Mirogard Protect glas
Dimensions: Height: 72.5 cm (28.5 in). Width: 92 cm (36.2 in).
Framed: Height: 97 cm (38.2 in). Width: 116 cm (45.7 in). Depth: 8 cm (3.1 in).
InscriptionsSignature and date: P. Gauguin 88
SKU: 272437
