Washerwomen at Pont-Aven, Paul Gauguin, 1886

The painted mill is the ty meur mill, also called the saint-guénolé mill, named after the hill overlooking it. It was the last mill on the left bank before the sea and the penultimate of the 14 mills in the town. It was subject to the action of the tide, which reduced its grinding time. The proximity of the port is evoked by the presence of a boat under sail at the quayside. Object Type: painting. Genre: landscape painting. Date: 1886. Dimensions: height: 71 cm (27.9 in); width: 90 cm (35.4 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Musée d'Orsay. Paul Gauguin 046