Gauguin

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GAUGUIN
Isabelle Cahn
With 70 full-color plates
"When will men understand the meaning of the word freedom? You know what I mean: the right to dare." In 1902, nearly undone by disease and poverty, Gauguin wrote these words to his friend Daniel de Monfreid, reaffirming once again the principle that had always marked his life and his work and that had driven him to the radical choice of exile.
Gauguin, a true master of art, went through the artistic currents of his period, from Impressionism to Symbolism, without ever becoming slave to any one of them and always working in search of a personal means of expression.
This volume, dedicated to the life and work of Gauguin, covers all the most significant points in his life and his artistic creations and is illustrated with a careful choice of his major works.
Masters' Gallery presents seventy carefully selected full-color plates that represent Gauguin's major works. In addition to these beautifully reproduced paintings, there are... Tovább

Fülszöveg

GAUGUIN
Isabelle Cahn
With 70 full-color plates
"When will men understand the meaning of the word freedom? You know what I mean: the right to dare." In 1902, nearly undone by disease and poverty, Gauguin wrote these words to his friend Daniel de Monfreid, reaffirming once again the principle that had always marked his life and his work and that had driven him to the radical choice of exile.
Gauguin, a true master of art, went through the artistic currents of his period, from Impressionism to Symbolism, without ever becoming slave to any one of them and always working in search of a personal means of expression.
This volume, dedicated to the life and work of Gauguin, covers all the most significant points in his life and his artistic creations and is illustrated with a careful choice of his major works.
Masters' Gallery presents seventy carefully selected full-color plates that represent Gauguin's major works. In addition to these beautifully reproduced paintings, there are introductory essays that provide critical insight into Gauguin's mastery of painting and the masterpieces he produced. With rich documentary and biographical material, rare photographs of Gauguin and his environment, a chronology, a list of plates, and a bibliography. Masters' Gallery presents a fascinating exploration of Gauguin's life, philosophy, art, and influence on painting. Vissza