Books with title Paul Gauguin

Where did Paul Gauguin live when he was young? Which big canal did he help build? With which famous artist did he have an argument? Read ‘The Life and Work of: Paul Gauguin’ to answer these questions and more. Each book in ‘The Life and Work of...’ tells the story of a famous artist. You'll learn about their lives. You'll see how the things that happened to them and the people who they met changed the way they made their art.

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Paul Gauguin’s paintings weren’t appreciated until after his death, but now he’s known as one of the fathers of modern art. Readers learn what made Gauguin’s work unique through informative text about his career and images of his most celebrated paintings. By seeing firsthand what Gauguin’s work looked like, readers gain a clearer understanding of how he influenced other artists. Readers discover additional facts about Gauguin’s life and work through informative sidebars. While learning about this artist, readers also learn about various artistic schools and techniques, gaining a new appreciation for art history.

Gauguin was instrumental in a fundamental move toward a modernism, not seen in art since the Impressionists themselves took shape. He believed in Czanne's geometric and Bernards Cloisonnism, but he also believed in himself, his own abilities and the potential he had to become a great artist. Gauguin was unafraid to push the boundaries of art history with a move away from the traditional, into a world of daring, insight and paintings which could be regarded as well before their time.

The paintings of Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) abound with color, sensuality and the sumptuousness of nature. Equally as colorful are the details of his life. Gauguin epitomized the artist as rebel and the dramatic character of his life is almost as spectacular as his art. Gauguin was born in Paris, but grew up in Lima, Peru. As a young man, he returned to France where he worked as a stockbroker from 1872 until 1883, when he began to paint full-time. In 1891, he went to Tahiti, a place that affected him deeply and thus had a profound effect on his art. From then until his death, he lived in the South Pacific, returning to France only once. His most famous painting, Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? was painted in Tahiti in 1897.While Gauguin’s paintings were in part a reaction against the naturalism of the Impressionists, they stand, most importantly, as the expression of a daring and original personality. He is considered a Post-Impressionist and one of the most important artists of all time.

A book on post-Impressionist painter Paul Gauguin (1848-1903), written especially for young readers. The author tells the story of Gauguin's life and work in a style which should appeal to those encountering the artist for the first time. The reader learns how Gauguin, a successful Paris stockbroker, left his family to sail off to Tahiti on an artistic quest that produced some of the late 19th century's most beautiful and original paintings. Greenfeld conveys a strong sense of Gauguin's personality and leaves the reader with an understanding of his struggle to become an artist of significance.