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Painting of dark rocks in turbulent sea foam, with a bright red shoreline and two small figures at the right edge.

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The Wave

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Paul Gauguin · French, 1848-1903

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The Wave, a painting by Paul Gauguin dated 1888, shows dark rocks rising from churning green and yellow water, with white foam breaking around them. A bright red shoreline runs along the right edge, where two small figures appear to be swimming or wading near the surf.

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Date
1888
Medium
Print
Museum
Wikimedia Commons
License
Public domain