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The Beach of Les Grands Sables at Le Pouldu
Paul Sérusier (French, 1864–1927)LinkedCulture matchlcp-121f432ca404
- Date
- 1890
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Culture
- France
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture of Europe
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 212300
From the Art Institute of Chicago record
In the summer of 1890, Paul Sérusier traveled to the small seaside village of Le Pouldu in Brittany in northwestern France. The artist was struck by the area’s dramatic, untamed landscape, particularly its beaches’ sweeping dunes and wind-bent trees, which dominate this picture. He emphasized the power of nature by including a tiny human figure among the dunes. Seeking to convey the sensations of the environment without being overly representational, Sérusier composed the picture with fields of pure, bold color and strong lines. This style, called synthetism, was also championed by Paul Gauguin .
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- Credit line
- Through prior gift of Mrs. Clive Runnells
- Provenance
- Collection of the artist’s wife Marguerite Sérusier (d. 1950); bequeathed to Paule-Henriette Boutaric, Paris; sold, Hôtel des Ventes, Brest, May 3, 1981, to Samuel Josefowitz, Geneva and New York.
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- Object type
- AAT300033618
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