# The Talisman \(The River Aven at Bois d'Amour\)

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## Artwork

- Artist: [SÉRUSIER, Paul](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/srusier-paul-rc90ce734953a2a>)
- Date: 1851-1900
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 27 x 22 cm

## Commentary

While at the Pont-Aven artist&#39;s colony Sérusier painted a picture that became known as The Talisman, under the close supervision of Gauguin. The picture was an extreme exercise in Cloisonnism that approximated to pure abstraction.

## Related artworks

- [Breton Wrestling Match](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/srusier-paul-rc90ce734953a2a/breton-wrestling-match-r7406fe3e77de2f>)

## Attribution

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