Gauguin

Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Yellowed

Few artists have abandoned the comfort of bourgeois civilization so dramatically — or so defiantly — as Paul Gauguin, the Post-Impressionist master who traded the salons of Paris for the sun-drenched shores of Tahiti in his relentless pursuit of a primal, unspoiled beauty. This landmark volume, authored by art historians Daniel Wildenstein and Raymond Cogniat, presents a comprehensive and visually rich account of Gauguin's life and revolutionary artistic output, charting his restless journey from stockbroker to visionary painter across the canvases that would permanently alter the course of Western art. From his early Impressionist works to the bold, flat planes of color and mythic symbolism that define his Polynesian masterpieces, the authors detail the formal innovations and philosophical obsessions that set Gauguin apart from his contemporaries. Published by the prestigious Thames and Hudson, this volume stands as a serious scholarly and aesthetic document, situating Gauguin within the broader currents of Symbolism, Primitivism, and the avant-garde movements that would inspire generations of modern artists from Matisse to Picasso. Wildenstein and Cogniat write with authority and clarity, illuminating the fierce contradictions of a man whose search for paradise was inseparable from personal tragedy and creative genius. For collectors, scholars, and admirers of Post-Impressionism alike, this is an indispensable study of one of art history's most provocative and enduring figures — one that leaves the reader wondering whether Gauguin ever truly found what he was looking for.