Seashore - Martinique Island

Date: 1887
Medium: oil on canvas
Location: private collection
Dimensions: 46 x 61

The painting shows a group of people spending time by the water in an idyllic setting. The back of a person in red clothing can be seen in the foreground, sitting and looking at the scene. Also shown are four people in light clothing standing at the shore and one person lying down and resting. Trees are slightly crooked and decorate the scene. The background of the painting is a calm body of water with a white boat and the opposite shore with a city silhouette.

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Gauguin painted picture Seashore - Martinique Island in 1887. Prevailing color of this fine art print is blue and its shape is landscape. Original size is 46 x 61. This art piece is located in a private collection This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (1848-1903). French painter and a leading figure of Postimpressionism. His experiments with colour strongly influenced modern art of the early 20th century. As one of the first, he subscribed to primitivism: simplified and exaggerated contours of the body, strong and contrasting colours. This artistic style was partly due his admiration for the art of the primitive cultures of Africa, Micronesia and North American Indians. Gauguin himself had the opportunity to experience life on Tahiti, where he resided from 1891 until his death. It was in Polynesia that he created his most famous paintings.