Gauguin

by Britt Salvesen (Illustrator), Douglas W. Druick, Peter Zegers

The lush, colorful paintings of Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) revolutionized modern painting at the turn of the last century. Gauguin's travels -- which took him to Brittany, Panama, Martinique, Provence, Tahiti, and the Marquesas Islands -- inspired some of the history of art's most imaginative visions of paradise. This engaging book will entrance art lovers with quality reproductions of his outstanding paintings, drawings, prints, and sculpture in the Art Institute of Chicago's permanent collection.Publication of Gauguin coincides with a major exhibition on Van Gogh and Gauguin organized by the Art Institute of Chicago with the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam.

112 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2001

Reviews

[Knick Knack Kitty Kat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Picture book

[Sachin Suresh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fluid, insightful prose which juxtaposes fact with assumptions, that are driven by the intrigue surrounding Gauguin's persona.