Gauguin : a spiritual journey / Christina Hellmich & Line Clausen Pedersen ; with Elizabeth C. Childs, Carol S. Ivory, Théano Jaillet, Yuki Kihara, Philippe Peltier, Agnès Penot, Léa Saint-Raymond & Belinda Thomson ; edited by Libby Hruska with Victoria Gannon ; translations by Rose Vekony.
Publisher:
De Young-Legion of HonorFine Arts Museums of San Francisco ;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-246) and index.
Contents:
Social and religious context in the Marquesas and the relationships Gauguin developed during his time there / Carol S. Ivory. San Francisco's De Young Museum and Gauguin's encounter with Māori art / Christina Hellmich -- In search of a characterization of Gauguin : a spiritual journey without end? / Belinda Thomson -- The travels of a savage / Philippe Peltier -- Paul Gauguin : businessman or starving artist? / Agnès Penot and Léa Saint-Raymond -- Tahiti at the end of the nineteenth century / Théano Jaillet -- Gauguin in Tahiti : encounters and inventions in the 1890s / Elizabeth Childs -- A vision of a "genderless" Moana paradise / Yuki Kihara -- Social and religious context in the Marquesas and the relationships Gauguin developed during his time there / Carol S. Ivory. "Ma chère Mette" : Paul Gauguin, Mette Gad, and the Danish adventure / Line Clausen Pedersen -- San Francisco's De Young Museum and Gauguin's encounter with Māori art / Christina Hellmich -- In search of a characterization of Gauguin : a spiritual journey without end? / Belinda Thomson -- The travels of a savage / Philippe Peltier -- Paul Gauguin : businessman or starving artist? / Agnès Penot and Léa Saint-Raymond -- Tahiti at the end of the nineteenth century / Théano Jaillet -- Gauguin in Tahiti : encounters and inventions in the 1890s / Elizabeth C. Childs -- First Impressions : Paul Gauguin / Yuki Kihara -- Gauguin in the Marquesas : religion, reflection, and an artistic legacy / Carol S. Ivory.
Summary:
"This dazzling book showcases dozens of Paul Gauguin's most celebrated works and presents a new consideration of the artist's relationships. This vibrant examination of Paul Gauguin's life and work features more than fifty pieces from the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek collection in Copenhagen, including paintings, wood carvings, and ceramics along with Oceanic art and Gauguin's works on paper from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco's permanent collections. Each piece is reproduced in exquisite detail, offering a superb opportunity to enjoy Gauguin's groundbreaking use of color, line, and form. Essays examine Gauguin's relationships and reveal the struggles, indulgences, awakenings, and betrayals of his personal and professional life. Other essays provide new insights into Gauguin's travels to the far reaches of the French colonial empire in the Pacific and explore his cultural identity, sexuality, and spirituality. Beautifully designed to complement Gauguin's extraordinary oeuvre, this book offers a refreshing take on an artist whose life and work continue to fascinate to the present day"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.