The Yellow Christ (Le Christ jaune)
1889, oil on canvas
Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York

"Cloisonnism" is a style of post-Impressionist painting with bold forms separated by dark contours. Artists Émile Bernard, Paul Gauguin, and others started painting in this style in the late 19th century. The name evokes the technique of cloisonné, where wires (cloisons or "compartments") are soldered to the body of the piece are filled with powdered and then fired. Download high resolution version (762x978, 457 KB)Le Christ jaune (The Yellow Christ) (1889), by Paul Gauguin This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Download high resolution version (762x978, 457 KB)Le Christ jaune (The Yellow Christ) (1889), by Paul Gauguin This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... The Albright-Knox Art Gallery is a major showplace for modern art and contemporary art in the western New York Region. ... Jump to: navigation, search Aerial view of downtown Buffalo, New York Buffalo, is an American city in western New York. ... A Hundred Years of Independence by Henri Rousseau Post-impressionism is a term applied to painting styles of the late 19th and early 20th centuries — after impressionism. ... Émile Bernard (April 28, 1868-April 16, 1941), born in Lille, France, was an Impressionist painter. ... Jump to: navigation, search Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (June 8, 1848 - May 9, 1903) was a leading Post-Impressionist painter. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cloisonné is a multi-step enamel process used to produce jewelry, vases, and other decorative items. ... An individual can face termination of employment, or job loss, for one of many reasons. ...

In Yellow Christ (1889), often cited as a quintessential cloisonnist work, Gauguin reduced the image to areas of single colours separated by heavy black outlines. In such works he paid little attention to classical perspective and boldly eliminated subtle gradations of colour — two of the most characteristic principles of post-Renaissance painting. Jump to: navigation, search 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search By region Italian Renaissance Northern Renaissance French Renaissance German Renaissance English Renaissance The Renaissance, also known as Il Rinascimento (in Italian), was an influential cultural movement which brought about a period of scientific revolution and artistic transformation, at the dawn of modern European history. ...

External links

• Cloisonnism at ArtFacts

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