Paul Gauguin: "Agony in the Garden".
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 02:57:02
Category: / Society & Culture / Education
Length: 4 pages (1215 words)
Category: / Society & Culture / Education
Length: 4 pages (1215 words)
Paul Gauguin's "Agony in the Garden" was painted in 1889 at a pivotal point in his career, while living among the peasants in Le Pouldu, Brittany. The piece is displayed upon the works of other European painters and is painted in oil on canvas, measuring 28 by 36 inches. Paul Gauguin's pieces can be refereed to the paintings of Post Impressionist's. Not satisfied with the spontaneous painting of the Impressionist's, Post Impressionist's returned to careful compositions, the deliberate …
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…is a beautiful painting capturing a painful betrayal in life.
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