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I was painting the loneliness of a large city
with Mount Fuji in the background
A Flemish proverb
the most expensive blue pigment available in the 17th century
complex iconography
The Wave ☳ Gauguin ☵ Canvas tronie I was painting the lonelinessThe Wave (1888, La Vague) by Paul Gauguin was painted during a trip to Brittany, France. It characterizes his evolving style from realistic portraits and landscapes to more symbolic representations. The perspective and scale, lack of horizon, and rainbow of color open the scene up to deeper interpretation. Painted from overhead (a bluff overlooking the beach), it depicts the rocks and waves of the ocean, with two beachgoers running in the surf.