Haystacks In Brittany by Paul Gauguin Material:400g Cotton Canvas loose in logic

loose in logic

using tonal contrast to articulate depth and silence

irreversible mark that Matisse described as 'drawing with scissors

lasting precision on a smooth matte surface

its grid of annotations and relief markings forming an unintentional but compelling abstract pattern

Haystacks In Brittany by Paul Gauguin Material:400g Cotton Canvas loose in logicHaystacks In Brittany belongs to Gauguin's Pre Tahitian work, painted during his time in the French countryside before his departure for the South Pacific. The haystacks anchor the composition with solid, rounded mass while the surrounding fields are handled in broad, unblended strokes of ochre and green. There is a flatness to the colour a move away from Impressionist shimmer toward the bold, simplified forms that would define his later work. The sky