Книга Paul Gauguin. Автор Інго Ф. Вальтер (Eng.) (обкладинка тверда) 2017 р.

Paul Gauguin(18481903) was not cut out for finance. Nor did he last particularly long in the French Navy, or as a tarpaulin salesman in Copenhagen who did not speak Danish. He began painting in his spare time in 1873 and in 1876 took part in the Paris Salon. Three years later, he was exhibiting alongside Pissarro, Degas, and Monet.A querulous, hard-drinking individual, Gauguin often called himself a savage. Hisclose but fraught friendship with the similarly temperamental Vincent van Goghclimaxed in a violent incident in 1888, when Van Gogh purportedly confronted Gauguin with a razor blade, and later cut off his own ear. Shortly afterwards, following the completion of a midcareer masterpieceVision After the Sermon(1888),Gauguin took himself to Tahiti, with the intention of escaping everything that is artificial and conventionalOn Tahiti, Gauguinsunfettered joy in the islands nature, native people, and figurative imagesleapt over a prolific output of paintings and prints. In works such asWoman with a Flower(Vahine no te Tiare, 1891) andSacred Spring: Sweet Dreams(Nave Nave Moe, 1894), he developed a distinct, Primitivist style that positively oozed withsunshine and color. In the tradition ofexotic sensuality, his thick, buttery lashings of paint lingered in particular over the curves of Tahitian women.Gauguin died alone, on Tahitis neighboring Marquesas Islands, with many of his personal papers and belongings dispersed in a local auction. It was not until a smart art dealer began curating and showing Gauguins work in Paris that theartists profound influencebegan making itself felt, especially to the new breed of French avant-garde artists, such asPicasso and Matisse. This book offers the essential introduction the artists truly colorful life, from the Impressionist salons of 1870s Paris to his final days in the Pacific, productive and passionate to the end.About the series:Each book in TASCHENs Basic Art series features: a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance a concise biography approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions (@)