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La belle Angèle by Paul Gauguin

La belle Angèle

Paul Gauguin · 1889

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DETAILS
Artist
Paul Gauguin
Date
1889
Location
Musée d'Orsay
ART MOVEMENTS
ImpressionismPost-ImpressionismSymbolism
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THE ARTIST

Paul Gauguin

1848–1903 · France

Paul Gauguin, the French Post-Impressionist, abandoned a stockbroker's life for art, famously seeking 'refuge from Western civilization' in Tahiti.

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Et l'or de leur corps Et l'or de leur corps 1901 · Musée d'Orsay The Seine at Pont de Grenelle The Seine at Pont de Grenelle 1875 · Wallraf–Richartz Museum Still Life: Wood Tankard and Metal Pitcher Still Life: Wood Tankard and Metal Pitcher 1880 · Art Institute of Chicago The Little One Is Dreaming, Etude The Little One Is Dreaming, Etude 1881 · Ordrupgaard An Orchard under the Church of Bihorel An Orchard under the Church of Bihorel 1884 · Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum Blue roofs of Rouen Blue roofs of Rouen 1884 · Museum collection Am Römerholz Evening Primroses in a Vase Evening Primroses in a Vase 1885 Fruit Fruit 1886
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Beata Beatrix Beata Beatrix Rossetti · 1877 · Birmingham Museums Trust Potted Plant Potted Plant Munch · 1881 · Munch Museum Lozenge Composition with Yellow, Black, Blue, Red, and Gray Lozenge Composition with Yellow, Black, Blue, Red, and Gray Mondrian · 1921 · Art Institute of Chicago Portrait of a Lady in a High Hat Portrait of a Lady in a High Hat Klimt · 1882 · Art Institute of Chicago
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Beyond Gauguin and Symbolism: works from the same years, and from the other movements La belle Angèle belongs to.

Equestrienne (At the Cirque Fernando) Same movement · Post-Impressionism Equestrienne (At the Cirque Fernando) Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec · 1887 · Art Institute of Chicago A Woman Walking in a Garden Same era · 1870s–1900s A Woman Walking in a Garden Vincent van Gogh · 1887 · Frans Buffa & sons Carmelina Same movement · Post-Impressionism Carmelina Henri Matisse · 1903 · Museum of Fine Arts Boston A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884 Same era · 1870s–1900s A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884 Okada Saburosuke · 1884 · Art Institute of Chicago The Old Guitarist Same movement · Post-Impressionism The Old Guitarist Pablo Picasso · 1903 · Art Institute of Chicago Madame Léon Clapisson Same era · 1870s–1900s Madame Léon Clapisson Léon-Victor Dupré · 1883 · Art Institute of Chicago After the Bullfight Same movement · Impressionism After the Bullfight Mary Cassatt · 1873 · Art Institute of Chicago Still Life with Crayfish Same era · 1870s–1900s Still Life with Crayfish Mikhail Larionov · 1900 · Museum Ludwig
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