L'œuvre en bref

Paul Gauguin's daring painting, Le Christ Jaune après le sermon, is a striking fusion of the eternal and the ephemeral, the sacred and the profane. This painting, part of the Post-Impressionist movement, features a strong use of symbolic and primitive colours, challenging the traditional norms of artistic realism. A bright yellow silhouette of Christ on the cross dominates the space, exuding a mystical aura that contrasts with the earthy background.

The landscape is dotted with indigenous worshippers, dressed in traditional garments, engaged in prayer, creating a genre scene that transcends cultural boundaries. Gauguin interweaves Christian iconography with Tahitian ethnography, illustrating his inimitable talent for fusing the figurative with the abstract. The painting demonstrates his ceaseless quest for spirituality and exoticism, underlining his rejection of Western conventions and his immersion in Polynesian life and faith.

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