rue jouvenet in rouen paul gauguin

rue jouvenet in rouen paul gauguinIn Rue Jouvenet in Rouen, a post impressionist work by Paul Gauguin, we find a quiet lane lined with pastel coloured houses, framed by a soft blue sky. The human figures are sketched with a simplicity that reinforces the impression of everyday tranquillity. The soothing colour palette reinforces the serenity of the painting. The artist uses synthetic techniques, with shapes reduced to their essence, flat colours and a simplified composition. The

Stables is the culmination of a complex artistic process that Franz Marc began in the early 1900s and completed about ten years later: from figurative painting to an abstract expression of movement

while at the same time emphasising the wild and impenetrable character of the forest

a pure heart carrying the Holy Spirit by excellence

Van Gogh uses bright colours and expressive strokes to depict the details of the landscape and rural life

Giving the illusion of movement

The bathers are depicted in a serene

rectangles

The post-impressionist painting presents an interesting and slightly distorted perspective of the street

trees and hills

depicts the garden of Claude Monet's second home in Argenteuil

The composition is read from left to right

emphasising the relationship between the individual and the environment