Why it matters
Gauguin's friend Charles Laval appears in profile beside a still life that includes a ceramic pot Gauguin made himself. The cropped face pays tribute to Degas, the fruit to Cézanne.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1886.
- It is in the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
- Gauguin called the pot a 'monstrosity'.
Based on the Wikipedia article Still Life with Profile of Laval (CC BY-SA 4.0).
