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Paul Gauguin
(7th Jun, 1848 - 9th May, 1903)
Madame la Mort
1891
Credit:
Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée d'Orsay) / Gérard Blot
Paris, musée d'Orsay, conservé au musée du Louvre
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Keywords:
silhouette
skull (representation of)
Allegory of Death
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Color #ffd8b1
Color #7f684e
Color #070d0d
Color #a57e52
Color #363737
Color #876e4b
Color #60460f
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About the artwork
Title:
Madame la Mort
Periods:
19th century
contemporary period from 1789 until 1914
XIXth century
Techniques:
charcoal
wash drawing
highlights
Dimensions:
335 x 230
Inventory number:
RF42998-recto
Detail:
Ce dessin est le second envoyé par l'artiste à l'écrivain Rachilde, épouse d'Alfred Valette, le fondateur du Mercure de France, pour illustrer sa pièce "Madame la Mort"
About the author(s)
Author:
Paul Gauguin
Also known as:
Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin
Eugene Henri Paul Gauguin
Born:
7th Jun, 1848
Dead:
9th May, 1903
Country:
France
See more about this author on Wikipedia:
Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin
(French:
[øʒɛn ɑ̃ʁi pɔl ɡoɡɛ̃]
; 7 June 1848 – 8 May 1903) was a French Post-Impressionist artist who was not well appreciated until after his death. Gauguin is now recognized for his experimental use of color and synthetist style that were distinguishably different from Impressionism. His work was influential to the French avant-garde and many modern artists, such as Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse. Gauguin’s art became popular after his death; partially from the…
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