The Wave ☳ Gauguin ☵ Canvas tronie the most expensive blue pigment

the most expensive blue pigment available in the 17th century

observe the scene underneath a curtain held aloft by angels

complex iconography

is possibly the artist's wife Caroline Brommer

Van Gogh voluntarily admitted himself to the asylum after the breakdown that resulted in mutilating his left ear

The Wave ☳ Gauguin ☵ Canvas tronie the most expensive blue pigmentThe 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.