Breton panel with cows
1894
Paul Sérusier captures a peaceful, almost dreamlike rural scene where the grass is a flat, glowing sheet of mustard yellow and the sky burns a fiery orange-red. Black and white cows dot the landscape, looking almost like cut-outs in a folk art tapestry, while a relaxed figure lounges in the foreground watching over them. As a leading member of the Nabis group, Sérusier ditched realistic perspective for bold, decorative blocks of color, turning a simple Breton pasture into a striking, modern composition.