Gauguin [French]

by Ingo F. Walther

Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) 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. His close...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: French
• ISBN: 3836532220
• ISBN13: 9783836532228
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Taschen
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.6" x 10.3"