1896, Paul Gauguin, A Vase of Flowers -- National Gallery (London)
From the museum label: A bunch of tropical flowers, arranged to highlight their contrasting colours, have been placed in a plain vase. Several petals have fallen onto the brown bench below. The golden background gives this simple image a dreamlike atmosphere. It was a product of what Gauguin called his 'exuberant imagination', for Tahiti was 'not really a land of flowers'.
1896, Paul Gauguin, A Vase of Flowers -- National Gallery (London)
From the museum label: A bunch of tropical flowers, arranged to highlight their contrasting colours, have been placed in a plain vase. Several petals have fallen onto the brown bench below. The golden background gives this simple image a dreamlike atmosphere. It was a product of what Gauguin called his 'exuberant imagination', for Tahiti was 'not really a land of flowers'.