Paul Gauguin's Books

Noa Noa

The Tahitian Journal

By: Paul Gauguin

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A journal of the two years Gauguin spent in Tahiti, this work presents keen observations of the island and its people, and the artists' passionate struggle to achieve the inner harmony he expressed so profoundly on canvas. 24 black-and-white illustrations.

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Courier Corporation

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ISBN 10

0486139174

ISBN 13

9780486139173

The Intimate Journals of Paul Gauguin

By: Paul Gauguin

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The Intimate Journals of Paul Gauguin

By: Paul Gauguin

First Published in 1985. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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149

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Routledge

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ISBN 10

0710301057

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9780710301055

Gauguin

By: Ingo F. Walther,Paul Gauguin

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Gauguin

By: Ingo F. Walther,Paul Gauguin

A Frenchman in Tahiti After starting a career as a bank broker, Paul Gauguin (born 1848) turned to painting only at age twenty-five. After initial successes within the Impressionist circle, he broke with Vincent van Gogh and subsequently, when private difficulties caused him to become restless, embarked on a peripatetic life, wandering first through Europe and finally, in the search for pristine originality and unadulterated nature, to Tahiti. The paintings created from this time to his death in 1903 brought him posthumous fame. In pictures devoid of any attempt at romantically disguising the life style of the primitive island peoples, Gauguin was able to convey the magical effect that both the landscapes and life of the natives--their body language, charm and beauty--had on him. Wearying of his reputation as a South Sea painter, Gauguin finally determined to return to France, but died of syphilis on the Marquis Islands before his departure. About the Series: Each book in TASCHEN's 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

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104

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Taschen

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ISBN 10

3822859869

ISBN 13

9783822859865

Savage Tales

The Writings of Paul Gauguin

By: Linda Goddard

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Savage Tales

The Writings of Paul Gauguin

By: Linda Goddard

An original study of Gauguin's writings, unfolding their central role in his artistic practice and negotiation of colonial identity. As a French artist who lived in Polynesia, Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) occupies a crucial position in histories of European primitivism. This is the first book devoted to his wide-ranging literary output, which included journalism, travel writing, art criticism, and essays on aesthetics, religion, and politics. It analyzes his original manuscripts, some of which are richly illustrated, reinstating them as an integral component of his art. The seemingly haphazard, collage-like structure of Gauguin's manuscripts enabled him to evoke the "primitive" culture that he celebrated, while rejecting the style of establishment critics. Gauguin's writing was also a strategy for articulating a position on the margins of both the colonial and the indigenous communities in Polynesia; he sought to protect Polynesian society from "civilization" but remained implicated in the imperialist culture that he denounced. This critical analysis of his writings significantly enriches our understanding of the complexities of artistic encounters in the French colonial context."--Publisher's description.

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210

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Yale University Press

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ISBN 10

0300240597

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9780300240597

Gauguin's Noa Noa

By: Paul Gauguin,Marc Le Bot

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Gauguin's Noa Noa

By: Paul Gauguin,Marc Le Bot

This work offers an opportunity to see at first hand a selection of pages from Noa Noa, the painted manuscript that is Gaugin's personal record of the time he spent in the South Pacific. Kept today in the Louvre, this intimate journal contains the artist's day-to-day writings interspersed with brightly painted watercolours and woodcuts. Exotic landscapes and richly imaginative scenes are illustrated here in detail. A text by Marc Le Bot explores the history of this document, showing how it can provide a deeper understanding of Gaugin's artistic language and meaning.

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