An updated editPaul Gauguin achieved a high public profile during his lifetime, and was one of the first artists of his generation to achieve international recognition. But his prominence has always had as much to do with the dramatic events of his life his self-imposed exile on a remote South Sea island, his turbulent relationships with his peers as with the appeal of his art.Belinda Thomson gives a comprehensive and accessible account of the life and work of one of the most original artists of the late nineteenth century. Gauguin s work painting, sculpture, prints and ceramics is discussed in the light of his public persona, his relations with his contemporaries, his exhibitions and their critical reception. His private world, beliefs and aspirations are revealed through his extensive cache of journals, letters and other writings. Fully updated throughout, drawing on the insights of thirty years of scholarship since its first edition, Thomson s text remains the best introduction to this controversial and often contradictory artist.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Part-Time Painter (1848 1884) 2. The Full-Time Painter (1885 1888) 3. Collaborative Experiments (1888) 4. Leader of the Symbolists (1889 1891) 5. The Search for the Primitive (1891 1893) 6. Confronting the Public (1893 1895) 7. Definitive Exile (1895 1903) Appendix to the New EditionGauguin Research since 1987ion of a classic volume in the World of Art series.
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An updated editPaul Gauguin achieved a high public profile during his lifetime, and was one of the first artists of his generation to achieve international recognition. But his prominence has always had as much to do with the dramatic events of his life his self-imposed exile on a remote South Sea island, his turbulent relationships with his peers as with the appeal of his art.Belinda Thomson gives a comprehensive and accessible account of the life and work of one of the most original artists of the late nineteenth century. Gauguin s work painting, sculpture, prints and ceramics is discussed in the light of his public persona, his relations with his contemporaries, his exhibitions and their critical reception. His private world, beliefs and aspirations are revealed through his extensive cache of journals, letters and other writings. Fully updated throughout, drawing on the insights of thirty years of scholarship since its first edition, Thomson s text remains the best introduction to this controversial and often contradictory artist.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Part-Time Painter (1848 1884) 2. The Full-Time Painter (1885 1888) 3. Collaborative Experiments (1888) 4. Leader of the Symbolists (1889 1891) 5. The Search for the Primitive (1891 1893) 6. Confronting the Public (1893 1895) 7. Definitive Exile (1895 1903) Appendix to the New EditionGauguin Research since 1987ion of a classic volume in the World of Art series.
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