Paul Gauguin: Mr. Loulou (Louis Le Ray); Paul Gauguin; 1890; Oil on canvas; The sitter here is Louis Le Ray; the son of Gauguin's friends in Le Pouldu. Le Pouldu is a small town in the Brittany region of France; and Gauguin painted there frequently beginning in 1886; attracted by what he perceived to be a landscape and a way of life untouched by modernization. The thick lines defining the contours of the figure; chair; and flowers has been called "cloisonnism" for its formal affinity to medieval and Byzantine enamelwork.; Overall: 21 3/4 x 18 1/4 in. (55.2 x 46.4 cm)