The Drama of the Sea, Brittany, from the "Volpini Suite: Dessins lithographiques", Paul Gauguin

The Drama of the Sea, Brittany, from the "Volpini Suite: Dessins lithographiques"

The Drama of the Sea, Brittany, from the "Volpini Suite: Dessins lithographiques" (museum title)

Paul Gauguin (French) (1848-1903)

Movement: Post-Impressionism
Date: 1889
Medium: Zincograph on wove paper
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC0

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Woman Figure Peasant woman Brittany Standing Kneeling Praying Prayer Headdress Apron Dress Clothing Clogs Shoe Cow Animal Cattle Horn Sea Water Wave Cliff Rock Mountain Hill Landscape Hand Yellow Black

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