Painted during the summer of 1888 in Pont-Aven, Brittany, The Vision after the Sermon (Jacob Wrestling with the Angel) marks Paul Gauguin’s decisive departure from Impressionist naturalism and the birth of Synthetism and Cloisonnism. Depicting a group of devout Breton women experiencing a collective biblical vision after listening to a Sunday sermon on Genesis 32:22–32, Gauguin divided the composition diagonally with an apple tree trunk. On the lower left, the women kneel in traditional white coifs; on the upper right, against a flat, non-naturalistic field of intense scarlet red, Jacob wrestles the winged angel. By substituting subjective emotional color and bold black contours for traditional perspective and natural lighting, Gauguin created one of the defining masterpieces of modern art history.
Studio Craftsmanship & Quality Highlights
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100% Hand-Painted Synthetist Technique: Executed by senior Post-Impressionist specialists using rich, flat oil color fields, crisp Cloisonnist contour lines, and expressive brushwork to honor Gauguin’s radical aesthetic vision.
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Vivid Vermilion & Bold Linear Fidelity: Faithfully reproduces the intense red ground, pristine white Breton coifs, dark tree trunk diagonal, and expressive anatomical forms of Jacob and the Angel.
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Archival Fine Art Materials: Built on heavy-duty, archival linen canvas with premium lightfast oil paints, ensuring permanent color vibrancy, structural depth, and resistance to fading over time.
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Rigorous Quality Control: Every finished canvas undergoes multi-stage studio evaluation under specialized lighting to guarantee exact color saturation, spatial balance, and historic character.
Recommended Space Placement
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Modern Living Rooms & Gallery Walls: Acts as a breathtaking, vibrant focal point that elevates contemporary, eclectic, or mid-century interior aesthetics.
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Private Libraries & Creative Studios: Infuses reading spaces and studios with radical modern art history, spiritual narrative, and expressive color energy.
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Executive Suites & Art Salons: Commands attention in professional or formal entertainment spaces with its undeniable museum heritage and bold visual presence.
5. Product Specifications
| Feature | Details |
| Title | The Vision after the Sermon (Jacob Wrestling with the Angel) |
| Artist | Paul Gauguin |
| Original Date | 1888 |
| Art Style | Synthetism / Cloisonnism (Breton Period) |
| Genre | Religious Painting / Symbolist Art |
| Production Method | 100% Hand-Painted Oil Reproduction |
| Medium | Fine Oil on Archival Linen Canvas |
| Dimensions | $74.4 \times 93.1\text{ cm}$ ($29.3 \times 36.7\text{ in.}$) |
| Original Location | Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh, UK |
| Shipping Format | Heavy-duty rolled tube delivery (Unframed / Custom stretching & framing options available) |
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