Tag: France

Bretons se promenant (c.1889-1890)

Laval, Charles (1861-1894) Bretons se promenant (Bretons Walking) c.1889–1890 Gouache and watercolor on thin cardboard, 38.7 x 59 cm Private collection Charles Laval studied in the studio of the great academic artist Léon Bonnat and with the history painter Fernand Cormon.…

Paysage de Bretagne, Le moulin David (1894)

Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Paysage de Bretagne, Le moulin David (Landscape in Brittany, The David Mill) 1894 Oil on canvas, 73 x 92.2 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris Just like Cézanne and Van Gogh, Gauguin was convinced that painting should not be limited…

Allant au marché (1888)

Laval, Charles (1861-1894) Allant au marché (Going to Market, Brittany) 1888 Oil on canvas, 37.5 x 46 cm Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis The Pont-Aven artists often painted aspects of daily life in Brittany. In this animated scene, a couple rides…

Les Meules jaunes (1889)

Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Les Meules jaunes, dit aussi La Moisson blonde (The Yellow Stacks, also known as The Blonde Harvest) 1889 Oil on canvas, 73 x 92.5 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris Compare: Laval, Charles (1861-1894) Moisson en Bretagne c.1889 Private collection    …

Moisson en Bretagne (c.1889)

Laval, Charles (1861-1894) Moisson en Bretagne (Harvest in Brittany) c.1889 Oil on canvas, 40.5 x 63.5 cm Private collection Compare: Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Les Meules jaunes 1889 Musée d’Orsay, Paris     See also: • Bretagne (France)

Paysage (1889-1890)

Laval, Charles (1861-1894) Paysage (Landscape) 1889–1890 Oil on paper mounted on canvas, 54.8 x 46 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris See also: • Pont-Aven (France)

Autoportrait à l’ami Vincent (1888)

Laval, Charles (1861-1894) Autoportrait à l’ami Vincent (Self-Portrait to my friend Vincent) 1888 Oil on canvas, 50.7 x 60.4 cm Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam Charles Laval sent this self-portrait to Van Gogh, who was immediately enthusiastic. To his brother Theo he…

Nature morte au profil de Laval (1886)

Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Nature morte au profil de Laval (Still Life with Profile of Laval) 1886 Oil on canvas, 46 x 38 cm Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis In this enigmatic image, Gauguin’s fellow artist Charles Laval peers at an arrangement…