The Wave
The story
Looking down from a height onto a stretch of Breton shore where breakers crash against dark rocks. Tiny figures cross the red sand in the distance. Gauguin painted this between August and October 1888, and the plunging viewpoint and patterned foam are an open nod to Hokusai.
- Artist
- Paul Gauguin
- Year
- 1888
- Period
- Impressionist
- Rights
- Free to view, download & share
