Charles Laval 🔍

Painter (1862 - 1894)

A French Post-Impressionist painter associated with the Pont-Aven School and Synthetism.

Mentors & Influences (Looking Backward)

Vincent van Gogh

Van Gogh's radical use of vibrant colors and expressive brushwork, widely discussed within the Pont-Aven group, provided an impetus for Laval to explore non-naturalistic color and emotional intensity in his own art.

Cézanne's foundational break from Impressionism, emphasizing structure and the simplification of forms, influenced the broader shift towards a more conceptual and synthetic approach to painting embraced by Laval and his contemporaries.

Anquetin was a key innovator of Cloisonnism, influencing Laval's adoption of the technique through his seminal contributions to the style's development with Bernard and Gauguin.

Gauguin was Laval's direct mentor and collaborator in Pont-Aven and Martinique, directly introducing him to Synthetism and Cloisonnism and profoundly shaping his artistic direction.

Bernard co-developed Cloisonnism, a style characterized by strong outlines and flat color fields, which Laval adopted and utilized in his most significant works.

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Inspired By Charles Laval (Looking Forward)

Laval worked closely with Gauguin in Pont-Aven and Martinique, exchanging ideas that solidified their shared move towards Synthetism and away from Impressionism.