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- Charles Laval (17 March 1862 – 27 April 1894) was a French painter associated with the Synthetic movement and Pont-Aven School. Laval was born in Paris, and was a contemporary and friend of Paul Gauguin and Vincent van Gogh.
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Charles Laval (17 March 1862 – 27 April 1894) was a French painter associated with the Synthetic movement and Pont-Aven School . Laval was born in Paris, and was a contemporary and friend of Paul Gauguin and Vincent van Gogh.
Charles Laval (17 March 1862 – 27 April 1894) was a French painter associated with the Synthetic movement and Pont-Aven School. Laval was born in Paris, and was a contemporary and friend of Paul Gauguin and Vincent van Gogh.
- French
- March 17, 1862
- Paris, France
- April 27, 1894
Jul 5, 2021 · Charles Laval was a late 19th century French post-impressionist painter who was a member of the Pont-Aven School and made a significant contribution to the formation of synthetism. Charles Laval’s work is often underestimated, as few of his paintings have survived.
From Panama to Martinique. Gauguin’s journey began on April 10, 1887, when he and his friend Charles Laval boarded the steamship Canada heading for Panama. Both were artists searching for something new, beyond what they viewed as the constraints of modern life in France.
Charles Laval (1861–1894) always plays a secondary role in the historiography of the Pont-Aven School and the stylistic breakthroughs achieved there in 1888.
Charles Laval sent this self-portrait to Van Gogh, who was immediately enthusiastic. To his brother Theo he described it as ‘very self-assured, very distinguished’. He thought it would be ‘precisely one of the paintings you speak of, which one takes before the others have recognized the talent.’
Charles Laval, Femmes au bord de la mer, esquisse. entre 1887 et 1889 Charles Laval, Portrait de l'artiste. 1889 All artworks of the artist ...
