"The Flageolet Player on the Cliff" is an 1889 oil painting by the French artist Paul Gauguin. It depicts a Breton couple on a narrow path overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. The painting provides a panoramic view of a rugged stretch of the Breton coastline, seen from a dizzying aerial perspective. The unusual viewpoint and vibrant patchwork of colors make the painting somewhat challenging to look at, but it is not an inaccurate representation of the scene. See more
Vintage photographs show similar wave patterns, and Gauguin noted that the sand was pink rather than yellow. On a narrow path stand a boy and a girl; she holds a scythe for cutting the wheat depicted by the yellow patch in the lower right corner, while he plays a flageolet, a local flute. These attributes, the scythe and the flute, represent Gauguin's enduring attachment to the "harmonies of Breton life."
In summary, "The Flageolet Player on the Cliff" is an iconic work by Gauguin that captures the raw beauty of the Breton coast and the simple harmony of the daily life of its inhabitants. This unexpected aerial view and vibrant color palette make it an artwork worth studying closely to fully appreciate its richness.
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