Bernard, Emile (1868-1941) - Madeline in the Bois d'Amour 1888

Madeleine in the Bois d'Amour (1888) is a life-size oil on canvas painting by French artist Émile Bernard, depicting his ill sister Madeleine in the Bois d'Amour near Pont-Aven, Brittany. 

The work embodies Synthetist Symbolism, a style Bernard developed with Paul Gauguin, characterized by simplified forms, flat areas of color, and decorative composition, departing from Impressionism and Neo-Impressionism. The painting's two distinct halves—the figure of Madeleine and the landscape—and her rigid, sculptural pose, evoke allegorical and symbolic meanings, reflecting on Gauguin's known affection for her.  

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