A Farm in Brittany
ca. 1894
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
28 1/2 x 35 5/8 in. (72.4 x 90.5 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Margaret Seligman Lewisohn, in memory of her husband, Sam A. Lewisohn, 1954
Accession Number
54.143.2
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Art Historical Context
Paul Gauguin’s *A Farm in Brittany*, painted around 1894, captures the artist’s enduring fascination with rural life in northwestern France. Created in oil on canvas during one of his returns to the region after his first voyage to Tahiti, the work reflects his desire to move beyond Impressionism toward a more simplified, expressive style. The farm subject aligns with his interest in traditional Breton culture and landscapes, rendered here with the flattened forms and vibrant palette that would become hallmarks of his Synthetist approach. Gauguin spent extended periods in Brittany, particular...
About the Artist
Paul Gauguin · 1848–1903
Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) was a French Post-Impressionist painter whose bold experiments with color, form, and subject matter made him one of the most influential figures in the transition from 19th-century art to modernism. His rejection of European civilization for the perceived authenticity of 'primitive' cultures established an archetype of artistic exile that continues to resonate. Gauguin's ...