Illustration
An 1873 oil on canvas, Working the Land (aka Landscape), by Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) the French post-impressionist painter. Painted before Gauguin decided to become a full-time artist and his first major canvas. It shows the influence of Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) and Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796-1875) in colours and composition, but the large amount of canvas given to the unusual cloud formation already hints at Gauguin's individuality. (Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, U.K.)
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Original image by Fitzwilliam Museum. Uploaded by Mark Cartwright, published on 02 May 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Public Domain. This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
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Museum, F. (2022, May 02). Working the Land by Gauguin. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15766/working-the-land-by-gauguin/
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Museum, Fitzwilliam. "Working the Land by Gauguin." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified May 02, 2022. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15766/working-the-land-by-gauguin/.
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Museum, Fitzwilliam. "Working the Land by Gauguin." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 02 May 2022. Web. 21 Feb 2025.
