Misères humaines
1889
Medium
zincography
Dimensions
232; 291
About this artwork
collector's mark: Lugt 2228
Art Historical Context
**Misères humaines (Human Miseries)**, created by Paul Gauguin in1889, captures the Post-Impressionist's bold exploration of human suffering through striking zincograph—a printmaking technique using zinc plates etched with greasy ink, akin to lithography but valued for its durability and precision. Measuring just 291 × 232 mm, this work exemplifies Gauguin's innovative push into affordable multiples during a pivotal year. Fresh from his intense collaboration with Vincent van Gogh in Arles and time in Brittany's Pont-Aven artist colony, Gauguin produced a series of zincographs to share his evol...
About the Artist
Paul Gauguin · 1848–1903
Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) was a French Post-Impressionist painter whose bold experiments with color, form, and subject matter made him one of the most influential figures in the transition from 19th-century art to modernism. His rejection of European civilization for the perceived authenticity of 'primitive' cultures established an archetype of artistic exile that continues to resonate. Gauguin's ...