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The eye-popping painting of Paul Gauguin finds a beautiful home in the pages of this lovingly assembled collection of his best work published to coincide with a major exhibition in Amsterdam.
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This volume presents about 40 works of art in various media by Paul Gauguin. They include some of his famous paintings, such as ArlTsiennes (Mistral) , Tehemana Has Many Parents (Merahi metua no Tehemana) , Day of the God (Mahana no atua), and his Noa-Noa prints. The extensive essay by art scholar Britt Salvesen discusses how the artist embraced the unconventional in both art in life, and how he achieved great innovation and powerful expression through constant experimentation. Illustrated in color and b&w. Distributed by Harry N. Abrams. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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