La casa dell’’impiccato
circa 1889-90
Paul Gauguin painted this rugged coastal scene during his time in Brittany, France, a few years before he famously decamped for Tahiti. The ominous title, 'The House of the Hanged Man,' actually refers to a local inn in the village of Le Pouldu, not a gruesome scene. Notice the bold, sweeping brushstrokes in the foreground grass and the simplified, almost blocky shape of the house—this is Gauguin breaking away from strict Impressionism. He's using color and form to capture a feeling of isolation and raw nature, a hallmark of the Symbolist movement he was helping to shape.
- Technique
- Oil on canvas
Location: Musée d'Orsay, Paris
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