Vision After the Sermon
Paul Gauguin · 1888
Why it's great
Breton women in white caps imagine a scene from the Bible — Jacob wrestling an angel — after hearing a sermon. Gauguin painted the vision with a solid red field and no realistic depth, to show it's a dream. The tree slices across the canvas like a Japanese print. It's a key early work of modern, symbolic art.
Where to see it
📍 Scottish National GalleryEdinburgh, United Kingdom
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Paul Gauguin was born in Paris and spent part of childhood in Peru. He worked as a stockbroker before turning to painting full-time. He lived in Brittany, in Arles with Van Gogh, and then in Tahiti and the Marquesas Islands in the South Pacific, seeking a simpler life. His flat, vivid colors influenced Picasso and Matisse.
