Paul Gauguin

Vase with Nasturtiums and a Pitcher in Quimper Faience

1886
This still life was painted during Gauguin’s first visit to Pont-Aven, a village near the rugged Atlantic coast of Brittany, where artists gathered in the summer. Standing next to the flowers on the table is a locally made pitcher with its handle turned towards the viewer.
Artist
Title
Vase with Nasturtiums and a Pitcher in Quimper Faience
Date
1886
Medium
Painting
Materials
oil on canvas
Dimensions
33.2 x 41.1 cm
Nationality
French
Credit line
Gift of Jeanne and Léontine Vollard, Île-de-la-Réunion, 1950
Accession number
4995