| The Talisman | |
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| French: Paysage au Bois d'Amour | |
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| Artist | Paul Sérusier |
| Year | 1888 |
| Medium | Oil on wood |
| Subject | Pont-Aven, Brittany |
| Dimensions | 27 cm × 21.5 cm (11 in × 8.5 in) |
| Location | Musée d'Orsay, Paris |
The Talisman is a painting by French artist Paul Sérusier made in 1888, under the guidance of Paul Gauguin at the artist's colony of Pont-Aven in Brittany. Formally known as The Bois d'Amour at Pont Aven, it was called The Talisman and became the starting point and icon of the group of young painters called The Nabis. It was a landmark in early Post-Impressionism, Synthetism, and Cloisonnism. It is now in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.