Artwork details · 2026-07-04

The Yellow Christ

by Paul Gauguin · 1889

The Yellow Christ by Paul Gauguin

Artist

Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin was a French painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramist, and writer, whose work has been primarily associated with the Post-Impressionist and Symbolist movements. He was also an influential practitioner of wood engraving and woodcuts as art forms. While only moderately successful during his lifetime, Gauguin has since been recognized for his experimental use of color and Synthetist style that were distinct from Impressionism.

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Artwork

The Yellow Christ is a painting executed by Paul Gauguin in 1889 in Pont-Aven. Together with The Green Christ, it is considered to be one of the key works of Symbolism in symbolic mythological paintings of the older era as represented by Symbolism.

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Artist
Paul Gauguin
Year
1889
Movement
Impressionism
Country
France
Location
Buffalo AKG Art Museum