Gauguin by Britt Salvesen (Art Ebook).pdf

The Art Institute of Chicago | 2001 | English | 120 pages | PDF | 15.6 MB

To fully understand the scope and originality of Paul Gauguin's art, one must look not only at his output of paintings, but also at the works he created in a range of media, including printmaking, ceramics and sculpture, and drawing. Gauguin eagerly embraced the unconventional in art, as in life, and through constant experimentation, he achieved great innovation and powerful expression. In fact the first works by Gauguin to enter the permanent collection of The Art Institute of Chicago—both in 1922—were not paintings but a haunting watercolor {Mysterious Water [Papa moe]) and a bold, late print {Nativity).