The Wave ☳ Gauguin ☵ Canvas tronie is possibly the artist's wife

is possibly the artist's wife Caroline Brommer

Van Gogh voluntarily admitted himself to the asylum after the breakdown that resulted in mutilating his left ear

I was painting the loneliness of a large city

Light from the diner illuminates a dark and deserted street

with a large cypress on the left

The Wave ☳ Gauguin ☵ Canvas tronie is possibly the artist's wifeThe Wave (1888, La Vague) by Paul Gauguin was painted during a trip to Brittany, France. It characterizes his evolving style from realistic portraits and landscapes to more symbolic representations. The perspective and scale, lack of horizon, and rainbow of color open the scene up to deeper interpretation. Painted from overhead (a bluff overlooking the beach), it depicts the rocks and waves of the ocean, with two beachgoers running in the surf.