Gauguin Ingo F. Walther

Before taking to painting nudes on Tahitian beaches, Paul Gauguin sailed the seas with the navy, was a salesman in Copenhagen and a stockbroker in Paris. A leading influencer in avant-garde Post-Impressionism, Gauguin went in search of an unspoiled paradise, settling in the Pacific Islands as a rejection of the artificial European lifestyle. His scintillating life story is matched only by his astonishingly bold paintings and masterful use of colour.

Each of the books published in Taschens Basic Art series features a detailed chronological summary of the artists life and works, their cultural influence and historical significance, a concise biography and approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions.

Author: Ingo F. Walther
Hardcover
21 x 26 cm (8.3 x 10.2 in)
96 pages
ISBN 783836532235