"The Talisman," 27×21 cm, 1888. Held at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. Paul Sérusier (1864–1927) was a member of the French Nabis school and was deeply influenced by Gauguin's painting philosophy. This landscape, "The Talisman," is the most Fauvist and abstract work in the Musée d'Orsay's collection. As Gauguin said: "Do you see that tree is green? Then paint the most beautiful green on your palette. That shadow, better called blue? It is not fear; paint it blue as much as possible." If you look closely at this work and still see a landscape, do you say it is a landscape? No, it is a completely autonomous painting, composed of yellow, green, purple, vermilion, and white. It validates Maurice Denis's statement: "A painting—whether it be a warhorse, a nude woman, or some anecdote—is above all a surface covered in an orderly combination of colors." This became the greatest topic of discussion in the history of modern painting in the 20th century!