Gauguin's Paintings
For his painting of Les Alyscamps, painted on the same day as Van Gogh's, Gauguin chose a different vantage point from Van Gogh, and excluded any reference to ancient sarcophagi.
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Paul Gauguin, Les Alyscamps
1888
Musee d'Orsay, Paris -
Paul Gauguin, Allée des Alyscamps
1888
Seiji Togo Memorial Sompo Japan Museum of Art, Tokyo
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