Paul Gauguin: Images from the South Seas (Pegasus Paperbacks) [Paperback]

Eckhard Hollmann (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 2001

Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) continues to exert an extraordinary fascination through both his life and his works. This study focuses on the years from the artist's first journey to Tahiti in 1891 to his death in the South Pacific in 1903. During his stay in Tahiti, Gauguin achieved an unprecedented intensity of colour and formal simplicity in his painting. This volume presents many of Gauguin's paintings from these years, including pages from his illustrated book, "Noa Noa". The accompanying text recounts the story of the artist's life in Tahiti, and examines his prodigious artistic output during that period.

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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

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Product Details

• Paperback: 116 pages
• Publisher: Prestel Publishing (August 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3791325892
• ISBN-13: 978-3791325897
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,574,934 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn`t put it down, July 11, 2001

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This review is from: Paul Gauguin: Images from the South Seas (Pegasus Library) (Hardcover)

This survey of Gauguin's later work and career provided an excellent complement to Maugham's "The Moon and Sixpence". The book provides the historical background to separate the facts from the rumors that circulated after his death. The excellent reproductions (all in color) are well chosen to complement the text and sequenced so that they are on or near the pages on which they are discussed. The book is an easy read and an excellent bargain for a hardbound book so well illustrated.

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This review is from: Paul Gauguin: Images from the South Seas (Pegasus Paperbacks) (Paperback)

I was very happy to receive this book on a timely basis. It is beautiful and in great condition.

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