The Flageolet Player on the Cliff
1889 Yokohama Museum of Art
About this artwork
This oil painting depicts a rural scene featuring a figure playing a flageolet on a cliffside, reflecting the artist's time in Brittany. It employs characteristic bold colors and simplified forms typical of the artist's mature style.
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Gauguin painted this during his pivotal 1889 stay in the village of Le Pouldu in Brittany. It perfectly captures his transition toward Synthetism, a style where the artist prioritizes subjective, decorative elements and bold outlines over realistic perspective to evoke an emotional response.
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The Flageolet Player on the Cliff
Paul Gauguin, 1889
