Breton Women in the Meadow

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"Breton Women in the Meadow" is a notable Post-Impressionist painting by Émile Bernard that exemplifies the flat color areas and bold outlines characteristic of Cloisonnism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf painting
work of art
artHistoricalSignificance important work in Émile Bernard’s Breton period
key example of Cloisonnism
artist Émile Bernard
artisticStyle Cloisonnism
Post-Impressionism
colorCharacteristic non-naturalistic color
countryOfOrigin France
creator Émile Bernard
creatorNationality French
depicts Breton women
meadow
genre genre painting
influencedBy Paul Gauguin
Pont-Aven School
lineCharacteristic dark contour lines
movement Post-Impressionism
movementCharacteristic emphasis on decorative surface
synthetic approach to form
period late 19th century
subjectCountry France
subjectLocation Brittany
surfaceCharacteristic emphasis on flatness
usesCharacteristic bold outlines
flat areas of color
usesTechnique Cloisonnist technique

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Cloisonnism hasNotableWork Breton Women in the Meadow
Armand Seguin notableWork Breton Women in the Meadow
this entity surface form: Les Bretonnes au Pardon
Armand Seguin notableWork Breton Women in the Meadow
this entity surface form: Femmes de Bretagne
Jacob Meyer de Haan notableWork Breton Women in the Meadow
this entity surface form: Breton Women in the Orchard
Émile Bernard notableWork Breton Women in the Meadow