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The Yellow Christ

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The Yellow Christ is a painting made by Paul Gauguin in 1889 in Pont-Aven. Together with The Green Christ, it is considered one of the key works of Symbolism among the symbolic, mythological paintings of that era. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Year Created
1889 CE 1
Medium
Oil on canvas 1
Location
Buffalo AKG Art Museum 1
Classification
Genre
Painting 1
Sources
1. The Yellow Christ (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section, first paragraph
    The Yellow Christ (in French: Le Christ jaune) 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.
  • Genre reference
    The Yellow Christ is a painting made by Paul Gauguin in 1889 in Pont-Aven.
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