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Gauguin

By Alan Bowness

Gauguin

By Alan Bowness

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Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) was one of the most formidable artists of the late nineteenth century, and one whose work was to have a profound influence on the development of art in the twentieth century. He began as an Impressionist, but went on to develop a more two-dimensional, richly-coloured style in his constant search for a 'lost paradise' untouched by nineteenth-century civilization. Gauguin's romantic and tragic life story is mirrored in the works in this outstanding anthology. Included are 48 full-page colour plates, not only of his best known, beautiful , atmospheric paintings of Tahiti in which Gauguin attempted to reconstruct the perfect life which he had failed to find in reality, but also of many powerful works which reflect the artist's contact with other early modern masters - Degas, Van Gogh, Cézanne.

Art historian Lesley Stevenson has written an informative, clear commentary to accompany each colour plate.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
128
Release Date:
1998-08-12
Publication Date:
1998-08-12
Publisher:
Phaidon Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0714826839
ISBN13:
9780714826837
Weight:
553 g
Height:
227 cm
Width:
303 cm
Thickness:
10 cm
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