Arlésiennes (Mistral) - Paul Gauguin

Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Larned Coburn Memorial Collection

"Arlésiennes (Mistral)" by Paul Gauguin (1888) Oil on jute canvas.

Commentary

"Arlésiennes (Mistral)" by Paul Gauguin (1888) invites a close look at how form and feeling work together. Its painted surface guides your eye through color, brushwork, and contrast rather than through narrative alone. Themes to not ice include Post-Impressionism, painting. This piece is held in the source collection's Painting and Sculpture of Europe collection. Paul Gauguin is the artist behind this work. A useful anchor for reading the piece: Paul Gauguin (French, 1848–1903). The work is cataloged within a France cultural context. It is associated with the Post-Impressionism period. How to look at this work: It is cataloged as painting, which gives a clue to how the museum frames the object. Its medium (Oil on jute canvas) affects texture, durability, and how detail reads at different distances. Its listed dimensions (73 × 92 cm (28 3/4 × 36 3/16 in.); Framed: 97.5 × 116.6 × 8 cm (38 3/8 × 45 7/8 × 3 1/8 in.)) suggest how intimate or monumental it may feel in person. Subject cues from the catalog include Post-Impressionism, painting. Compare this reading with the museum record at the source collection: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/19339

Sources: Art Institute of Chicago; Art Institute of Chicago / Public Records; Art Institute of Chicago Collection Data