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Paul Gauguin — Volpini Suite:  Martinique Pastoral (Pastorales Martinique)
Paul Gauguin

Volpini Suite: Martinique Pastoral (Pastorales Martinique)

1889

Drawing from Gauguin's earlier Caribbean sojourn, this zincograph from the Volpini Suite evokes tropical paradise through simplified forms and exotic subject matter that would later influence his Tahitian work.

Medium
zincograph

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Paul Gauguin, Volpini Suite: Martinique Pastoral (Pastorales Martinique), 1889

Drawing from Gauguin's earlier Caribbean sojourn, this zincograph from the Volpini Suite evokes tropical paradise through simplified forms and exotic subject matter that would later influence his Tahitian work.

Medium
zincograph
Year
1889
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Pastoral, Idyllic, French, 19th Century, Landscape, Post-Impressionism, Martinique, Nature, Warm Tones, Zincograph

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