Why it matters
A yellow crucified Christ is set in 19th-century Brittany, with Breton women praying at its foot. Its bold outlines and flat forms are typical of cloisonnism.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1889 in Pont-Aven.
- With The Green Christ, it is considered a key work of Symbolism.
- A pencil study is in the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Yellow Christ (CC BY-SA 4.0).
