Portrait of Paul Sérusier

The 100 Most Famous Paul Sérusier Paintings, Each One of a Kind

Updated oktober 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 217 works by Paul Sérusier in our catalogue

In short

Fisherman on the Laita (1890) is the Paul Sérusier painting that draws the most eyes. After it, the eye goes to Solitude (1891) and Plate of Apples (1891). Among the 217 works of Paul Sérusier in our catalog, these 100 are the most famous, each a unique original presented with its year, its museum and the reason it endures.

1864 – 1927, Pariz Post-impressionism Most works: Musée d'Orsay

Top 10 paintings by Paul Sérusier, through the gallery's eye

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Fisherman on the Laita (1890) by Paul Sérusier

Fisherman on the Laita

1890

A man sits on the edge of a shoreline, positioned in the foreground of the composition. He is oriented toward a body of water, appearing to engage in fishing or quiet observation. The landscape extends toward a background of mountains that provide a sense of scale and depth. Near the center of the water, a single boat floats, while a second, smaller boat is situated further to the right. Above…

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Solitude (1891) by Paul Sérusier

Solitude

1891 · Oil On Canvas

In 1891, Paul Sérusier composed Solitude, a work that invites a quiet contemplation of a single moment in the natural world. The painting presents a portrait of a woman seated upon the grass, her figure anchored in a tranquil outdoor setting. She wears a dress and a scarf around her neck, her gaze directed toward something in the distance. Above her, an open umbrella provides a sense of shelter, shielding…

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Plate of Apples (1891) by Paul Sérusier

Plate of Apples

1891 · Oil

In this 1891 composition, we find ourselves in the presence of a simple, intimate still life. The subject is a modest arrangement: a plate holding three apples, with one positioned centrally and two flanking it, accompanied by an empty bowl resting nearby. There is a certain stillness here, a moment captured in a warm and inviting atmosphere. The scene does not seek to overwhelm; instead, it invites a closer look…

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Woman in a Street (1891) by Paul Sérusier

Woman in a Street

1891 · Oil

In the gentle strokes of Paul Sérusier’s 1891 masterpiece, "Woman in a Street," we are invited to step into a world where the mundane becomes monumental. This evocative piece captures a fleeting moment of daily life, transporting the viewer to a serene village setting where time seems to slow its frantic pace. A solitary woman wanders through the street, her presence anchored by the weight of a handbag and the…

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Breton Woman Feeding Pigs (1889) by Paul Sérusier

Breton Woman Feeding Pigs

1889 · Oil On Canvas · Musée d'Orsay, Pariz

In this 1889 oil on canvas, we find ourselves in a moment of rural stillness. A Breton woman is captured in the midst of a simple, repetitive task, tending to two large pigs that dominate the foreground. There is a profound sense of weight here, anchored by the presence of the livestock and the woman’s steady posture. The scene does not seek to dramatize the labor, but rather to observe…

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Still life with apples and jug (1912) by Paul Sérusier

Still life with apples and jug

1912 · Oil On Canvas · Musée d'Orsay, Pariz

The painting is a still life featuring apples and a jug. The apples are arranged in various positions throughout the scene, with some placed closer to the viewer and others further away. There are at least 13 apples visible in the image, each varying in size and shape. A bowl can also be seen on the right side of the painting, containing more apples. The jug is located towards the…

Paul Sérusier's famous paintings, numbers 11 to 100

11Tityrus Meliboea and the departure of Gauguin (1892) by Paul SérusierTityrus Meliboea and the departure of Gauguin1892 12A Breton Sunday (1890) by Paul SérusierA Breton Sunday1890 13The Princess's Bath (1898) by Paul SérusierThe Princess's Bath1898 · Chrysler Museum of Art 14Bretonne au Champ de Blé (Breton Woman in Meadow) (1890) by Paul SérusierBretonne au Champ de Blé (Breton Woman in Meadow)1890 · Ashmolean Museum 15Pilgrimage (1894) by Paul SérusierPilgrimage1894 16Young Breton (also known as The Little Knitter) (1896) by Paul SérusierYoung Breton (also known as The Little Knitter)1896 17Morning Mists (1907) by Paul SérusierMorning Mists1907 · Petit Palais 18Seaside (1914) by Paul SérusierSeaside1914 · La Boverie 19The Daughters of Pelichtim (1908) by Paul SérusierThe Daughters of Pelichtim1908 · Musée d'Orsay 20Evening (1884) by Paul SérusierEvening1884 21Les Bretonnes (1891) by Paul SérusierLes Bretonnes1891 22Laundresses at the River (1892) by Paul SérusierLaundresses at the River1892 · Musée d'Orsay 23Susanna and the Elders by Paul SérusierSusanna and the Elders 24Yellow Farm at Pouldu (1890) by Paul SérusierYellow Farm at Pouldu1890 25Paysage au vallon by Paul SérusierPaysage au vallon 26Vision near the Torrent or Rendezvous of Fairies (1897) by Paul SérusierVision near the Torrent or Rendezvous of Fairies1897 27Mother and Child on a Breton Landscape (1890) by Paul SérusierMother and Child on a Breton Landscape1890 28Evening (also known as Auvers-sur-Oise) (1880) by Paul SérusierEvening (also known as Auvers-sur-Oise)1880 29The Grammar (1892) by Paul SérusierThe Grammar1892 · Musée d'Orsay 30Small Landscape with Seaweed Fishermen (1889) by Paul SérusierSmall Landscape with Seaweed Fishermen1889 · Städel Museum 31Landscape at Pont-Aven (1890) by Paul SérusierLandscape at Pont-Aven1890 · Narodna galerija Kanade 32The Dream of the Earth. (1892) by Paul SérusierThe Dream of the Earth.1892 · Narodni muzej v Varšavi 33La jeune Bretonne au pot d'arun (1892) by Paul SérusierLa jeune Bretonne au pot d'arun1892 34Les Lavandières de Bellangenet (1892) by Paul SérusierLes Lavandières de Bellangenet1892 35Spring (1890) by Paul SérusierSpring1890 · Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck 36The Stream (1892) by Paul SérusierThe Stream1892 37Louise (also known as La Servante bretonne) (1890) by Paul SérusierLouise (also known as La Servante bretonne)1890 38Les Ramasseuses de fougères (1892) by Paul SérusierLes Ramasseuses de fougères1892 39Women in the Vineyard (1890) by Paul SérusierWomen in the Vineyard1890 40The Haymakers (1892) by Paul SérusierThe Haymakers1892 41Melancholy (1890) by Paul SérusierMelancholy1890 42Still LIfe with Violets (1891) by Paul SérusierStill LIfe with Violets1891 · Norton Simon Museum 43Seaweed gatherer (1890) by Paul SérusierSeaweed gatherer1890 44The Haymaker, homage to Van Gogh (1892) by Paul SérusierThe Haymaker, homage to Van Gogh1892 45The Seat at Poldu: Sunset (1889) by Paul SérusierThe Seat at Poldu: Sunset1889 46The Village Path (1890) by Paul SérusierThe Village Path1890 47Breton Women, the Meeting in the Sacred Grove (1892) by Paul SérusierBreton Women, the Meeting in the Sacred Grove1892 48The Young Mothers (1891) by Paul SérusierThe Young Mothers1891 49Grammar (1892) by Paul SérusierGrammar1892 50Girl from Savoy (1890) by Paul SérusierGirl from Savoy1890 · National Gallery 51The Ile de la Douane, the Mouthe of the Trieux River (1892) by Paul SérusierThe Ile de la Douane, the Mouthe of the Trieux River1892 52The sewer (1892) by Paul SérusierThe sewer1892 53Melancholia, or Breton Eve (1890) by Paul SérusierMelancholia, or Breton Eve1890 54Apple Harvest (1891) by Paul SérusierApple Harvest1891 55Still Life: The Artist's Studio (1891) by Paul SérusierStill Life: The Artist's Studio1891 · Musée d'Orsay 56Portrait of Paul Ranson Dressed as a Prophet (1890) by Paul SérusierPortrait of Paul Ranson Dressed as a Prophet1890 57The Breton Weaver (1888) by Paul SérusierThe Breton Weaver1888 58Madeline with the Offering (1892) by Paul SérusierMadeline with the Offering1892 59Return to the Forest, the Pine Needle Gatherers (1898) by Paul SérusierReturn to the Forest, the Pine Needle Gatherers1898 60The White cow. (1895) by Paul SérusierThe White cow.1895 · Narodni muzej v Varšavi 61The Two cattlemen on the meadow. (1894) by Paul SérusierThe Two cattlemen on the meadow.1894 · Narodni muzej v Varšavi 62The Game of Breton children. (1894) by Paul SérusierThe Game of Breton children.1894 · Narodni muzej v Varšavi 63Le Bois rouge (1895) by Paul SérusierLe Bois rouge1895 64Nature morte aux oignons (1896) by Paul SérusierNature morte aux oignons1896 65Pluie sur la route de la gare (1893) by Paul SérusierPluie sur la route de la gare1893 66Vieille Bretonne sous un arbre (1898) by Paul SérusierVieille Bretonne sous un arbre1898 67La Fête-Dieu à Châteauneuf-du-Faou (1894) by Paul SérusierLa Fête-Dieu à Châteauneuf-du-Faou1894 68La Guirlande de roses (1898) by Paul SérusierLa Guirlande de roses1898 69The Wait at the Well (1897) by Paul SérusierThe Wait at the Well1897 70Le feu dehors (also known as Les Mammau) (1893) by Paul SérusierLe feu dehors (also known as Les Mammau)1893 · Musée de Pont-Aven 71Vieille Bretonne (1893) by Paul SérusierVieille Bretonne1893 · Musée des Beaux-Arts de Quimper 72The Candy Merchant (1894) by Paul SérusierThe Candy Merchant1894 73Peasant with Three Crows (1893) by Paul SérusierPeasant with Three Crows1893 74Studies for (1893) by Paul SérusierStudies for1893 · Musée de Pont-Aven 75Fair Chateauneuf du Faou (1903) by Paul SérusierFair Chateauneuf du Faou1903 76Landscape (1904) by Paul SérusierLandscape1904 77The Aqueduct (1905) by Paul SérusierThe Aqueduct1905 78The Youth of Queen Anne (1904) by Paul SérusierThe Youth of Queen Anne1904 79Scene (1912) by Paul SérusierScene1912 80The Stagecoach Road in the Country with a Cart (1903) by Paul SérusierThe Stagecoach Road in the Country with a Cart1903 81Landscape by Paul SérusierLandscapeIzraelski muzej 82Le café (1907) by Paul SérusierLe café1907 · The Stanley - Audrey Burton Gallery 83Still Life with Bottle and Fruit (1909) by Paul SérusierStill Life with Bottle and Fruit1909 · Museum of Art 84The Reading by Paul SérusierThe Reading 85Libations Five Figures in a Mythical Forest by Paul SérusierLibations Five Figures in a Mythical Forest 86Les porcelets by Paul SérusierLes porcelets 87NU DEVANT LA MER by Paul SérusierNU DEVANT LA MERMusée d'Orsay 88PETITE BRETONNE ASSISE by Paul SérusierPETITE BRETONNE ASSISE 89The Children's Supper (1909) by Paul SérusierThe Children's Supper1909 · Izraelski muzej 90L'AVERSE by Paul SérusierL'AVERSE 91La Sainte Face by Paul SérusierLa Sainte FaceMusée Des Beaux 92LA GRAMMAIRE OU L'ETUDE by Paul SérusierLA GRAMMAIRE OU L'ETUDE 93EVE BRETONNE OU MELANCOLIE by Paul SérusierEVE BRETONNE OU MELANCOLIE 94The Blue Valley (1906) by Paul SérusierThe Blue Valley1906 95LA LUTTE BRETONNE by Paul SérusierLA LUTTE BRETONNE 96LES FILLES DE PELITCHIN by Paul SérusierLES FILLES DE PELITCHIN 97Le Berger Corydon by Paul SérusierLe Berger Corydon 98LES LAVEUSES A LA LAITA by Paul SérusierLES LAVEUSES A LA LAITA 99Boys on a River Bank (1906) by Paul SérusierBoys on a River Bank1906 · Narodna galerija Viktorije 100Bathers with White Veils (1908) by Paul SérusierBathers with White Veils1908

Paul Sérusier's famous paintings, period by period

The subjects that held Paul Sérusier's eye

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The museums that keep Paul Sérusier's originals

The 8 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.

Museum City Works by Paul Sérusier Paintings from this list
Musée d'Orsay, ParizMusée d'Orsay Pariz 22 Breton Woman Feeding Pigs, Still life with apples and jug, The Daughters of Pelichtim
Narodni muzej v Varšavi, VaršavaNarodni muzej v Varšavi Varšava 5 Naik-the bride (detail)., The Dream of the Earth., The White cow.
Musée de Pont-Aven, HastenparckMusée de Pont-Aven Hastenparck 9 Le feu dehors (also known as Les Mammau), Studies for
Izraelski muzej, JeruzalemIzraelski muzej Jeruzalem 2 Landscape, The Children's Supper
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Quimper, QuimperMusée des Beaux-Arts de Quimper Quimper 9 Vieille Bretonne
Musée Des Beaux, BrestMusée Des Beaux Brest 6 La Sainte Face
Petit Palais, ParizPetit Palais Pariz 4 Morning Mists
Bavarske državne slikopisne zbirke, MünchenBavarske državne slikopisne zbirke München 1 Breton woman going to the washing place

Paul Sérusier across the decades: one unique original for each

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Paul Sérusier's paintings: questions for the gallery

What is the single most famous work of Paul Sérusier?Reveal the answer

Fisherman on the Laita (1890). Solitude (1891) and Plate of Apples (1891) come next.

At what age did Paul Sérusier create Fisherman on the Laita?Reveal the answer

26 years old: Fisherman on the Laita dates from 1890, and Paul Sérusier was born in 1864.

Which ten paintings by Paul Sérusier are the most famous?Reveal the answer

Fisherman on the Laita, Solitude, Plate of Apples, Breton woman going to the washing place, Woman in a Street, Breton Woman Feeding Pigs, Naik-the bride (detail)., Breton dance, Bathers and Still life with apples and jug. The ranking above gives each one's year and museum.

How many works by Paul Sérusier are known?Reveal the answer

Our catalog holds 217 works by Paul Sérusier, dated from 1880 to 1914.

Where can the most famous Paul Sérusier originals be seen?Reveal the answer

Mostly in Musée d'Orsay (Pariz), Narodni muzej v Varšavi (Varšava) and Musée de Pont-Aven (Hastenparck). The museum table above lists them all.

During which period did Paul Sérusier create the best-known paintings?Reveal the answer

In 1890s: 61 of the 100 works on this page were made then, Fisherman on the Laita among them.

Which famous Paul Sérusier painting is the earliest, and which the latest?Reveal the answer

On this page, the earliest is Evening (also known as Auvers-sur-Oise) (1880) and the latest Seaside (1914).

What subjects did Paul Sérusier favour?Reveal the answer

Woman (7), Countryside (6) and Symbols (6), across the 100 works on this page.

What materials did Paul Sérusier paint with most?Reveal the answer

Oil On Canvas, for 10 of the 100 works on this page.

Which movement does the work of Paul Sérusier belong to?Reveal the answer

Post-impressionism and Synthetism, judging by the originals on this page.

What Paul Sérusier originals can I see at the Musée d'Orsay?Reveal the answer

Breton Woman Feeding Pigs, Still life with apples and jug and The Daughters of Pelichtim: the Musée d'Orsay, Pariz holds 7 of the works on this page.

Where can I order a hand-painted Paul Sérusier reproduction?Reveal the answer

Yes, as a reproduction: the original stays in its museum, but any painting on this page can be painted by hand for you, made to order one at a time, from the painting's own page.

Paul Sérusier: a portrait of the artist

Obdobje Pont-Avena in Amulet

Poletje leta 1888 je spremenilo pot kariere umetnika Paul Sérusier, ko se je odpravil v Pont-Aven. Pridružil se je majhni družini umetnikov, ki so delovali v okolju, kjer prevladoval Paul Gauguin, kar je bilo odločno odmik od akademskih tradicij. To obdobje je bilo zaznamovano z zavračanjem realističnega prikazovanja v korist nečesa bolj strukturiranega in neposrednega. S vstopom v to skupino se je Sérusier odmaknil od zgolj imitacije narave in se usmeril v slog, ki je prednost dajal notranji, subjektivni percepciji umetnika.

V oktobru 1888, pod tesnim vodstvom Gauguina, je Paul Sérusier ustvaril delo The Talisman. To delo je delovalo kot izjemno razpiskovanje klavzonizma, ki je uporabljalo drzne, ploščnate oblike, ločene z temnimi konturami. Slikarstvo se je približovalo čisti abstrakciji, saj je odpravljalo nepotrebne podrobnosti, da bi se osredotočilo na bistveno kompozicijo barv in linij. Šlo je za radikalno odstopanje od vizualnega jezika tistega časa. Ta specifična eksperimenta je postavila temelj za slogske premike, ki so določili naslednje desetletje moderne slikarstva.

Tehnika in sintetistični slog

Sérusierjev pristop k platnu je predstavljal zavestno odklonitev od nenehnega stremenja k realistični globini. Zavrnili je tradicionalno perspektivo in se namesto nje odločil za ploščavost prostora, kjer je razporeditev barv in oblik postala pomembnejša od tridimenzionalne natančnosti. Ta premik je bil pogojen s principi semi sintetizma, metode, ki jo prepoznavajo preproščena risba in jasno opredeljeni konturi. S tem ko je odstranil subtilne gradacije svetlobe in senčanja, ki so jih uporabljali njegovi predhodniki, se je osredotočil na esencionalno strukturo motivov. Rezultat je bil vizualni jezik, ki je pred svojo notranjo percepcijo umetnika postavil pred zgolj imitacijo narave.

Njegova tehnična izvedba je močno temeljila na klavzonizmu, slogu, ki ga odlikujejo drzne, ploščate oblike, ločene z temnimi, težkimi obrisi. Ta tehnika nas spominja na dekorativno umetnost cloisonné emaj, kjer so ločeni polja barv fiksirana z žico. V delih, kot je Celtic Tale (1894), ta metoda ustvarja osupljiv vizualni učinek z uporabo intenzivnih barv. Uporabljal je blokove solidnih barv za oblikovanje kontur, kar je ustvarilo občutek svetlobne intenzivnosti, ki je temeljil na moči kontura rather niż na nuancah senčenja. Ta strukturna jasnost ostaja najpomembnejši vidik njegovega tehničnega prispevka k umetnosti.

Gibanje Nabis in umetniški krogovi

Sérusierjev vpliv se je širil daleč 넘어 njegove posamezne platn, kar je bilo posledica njegove tesne zveze z gibanjem Nabis. On ni bil le član te skupine; skupaj s Paulom Gauginom je sodeloval pri določenju njene identitete. Ta kolektiv je deloval kot vitalni steber avantgarde, ki je povezoval Sérusierja z drugimi ključnimi figurami, kot so Pierre Bonnard, Édouard Vuillard in Maurice Denis. Njihov skupni cilj je bil odmik od literalnosti prejšnjih obdobij, kjer so prednost dajali bolj strukturiranemu in simboličnemu pristopu k kompoziciji.

Njegova prisotnost v teh krogih se ni omejevala le na olje na platnu. Leta 1895 je svojo ilustracijo Pastorale Bretonne prisoladil objavi The Evergreen: A Northern Seasonal: The Book of Spring. To delo dokazuje, kako so se njegovi estetski principi pretesli v področje grafičnega oblikovanja in knjigovnih ilustracij, s čimer je razširil doseg vizualnega jezika Nabisov. Njegova sposobnost prevajanja kompleksnih idej v preproste, ploščavete oblike ga je postavila v središče tega premika proti modernizmu.

Ključna dela in izpostavljena slika

Teža Sérusierjevega vpliva se močno opira na delo The Talisman. To delo, ustvarjeno leta 1888, je delovalo kot mejnik za zgodnji postimpresionizem, sintetizem in klavzonizem. S tem je preseglo zgolj predstavljanje in se približalo čisti abstrakciji, kar je označilo dokončen odmik od akademskih tradicij. To samostojno umetniško delo je ponudilo vizualni nabir, ki ga so Nabisje kasneje prevzemali in širili.

Njegova ustvarjalnost skozi konec 19. in začetek 20. stoletja odraža neomeko zavezanost tem strukturnim načelom. Leta 1890 je ustvaril Portrait of Paul Ranson, delo, ki je utrdilo njegovo prisotnost v umetniškem krogu. Do leta 1893 je L'averse prikazalo njegov neprekinjen razvoj tega sloga. Pozneje je njegova slika iz leta 1894, Celtic Tale, služila kot globoka raziskava svetlobe in barve, ki je uporabljala ploskovit, skoraj geometričen pristop naravnemu svetu. Tudi v poznejjih letih, kot je pri delu The Daughters of Pelichtim iz leta 1908, je osrednji poudarek na obliki in esencionalni barvi ostal ključen del njegove umetniške prakse.

  • The Talisman (1888)
  • Portrait of Paul Ranson (1890)
  • L'averse (1893)
  • Celtic Tale (1894)
  • The Daughters of Pelichtim (1908)

Kje si danes lahko ogledate njegova dela

Če želite na lastno oči prevideti prelomni trenutek, ko se je Sérusierjeva umetnost odmaknila od tradicije in se usmerila v abstrakcijo, je obisk Muzeja d'Orsay v Parizu nujen. Prav tam se nahaja The Talisman, delo, ki je definiral njegovo zgodnje odmikanje od akademskega realizma. To slika ostaja ključna referenca za razumevanje njegovega potovanja proti čisti barvi in obliki. Hkrati pa Muzej v Pont-Avenu v Hastenparcku ohranja pomembno zbirko njegovih del, ki ohranja neposredno povezavo med njegovimi platnami in bretonsko naravo, ki je bila vir njegovega neustajnega eksperimentiranja.

Njegov umetniški odmev sega daleč čez meje Francije, saj so pomembne zbirke njegovih del shranjene v večjih mednarodnih institucijah. V Muzeju lepih umetnosti v Houstonu lahko najdemo Pejsaž v Le Pouldu (1890) in Pralnice (1891). Ta dela najbolje ponazarjajo njegovo sposobnost, da fizični svet prevede v plošin, strukturiran jezik sintetizma. V Evropi pa Narodni muzej v Varšavi čuva več nedatiranih platn, med katerimi izstopata The Snake Eaters in Bretonka, koja sedi ob morju.

  • The Talisman, Musée d'Orsay, Pariz
  • Landscape at Le Pouldu (1890), Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
  • Washerwomen (1891), Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
  • The Snake Eaters, Warsaw National Museum
  • Breton Woman Sitting at the Seashore, Warsaw National Museum

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