books by Paul Gauguin     books:       Gauguin Tahiti3 reviews Paul Gauguin, Claire FrEches-Thory MFA Publications, 2004 Gauguin: The Artist, Author, Ethnographer, and Promoter Most art books give you lots of gorgeous plates and a view from 50,000 feet of the artist's entire life. Gauguin Tahiti was a pleasant and positive exception from that generalization. The book does contain lots of gorgeous plates, but also shows a tremendous number of sketches and source materials backed with extensive notes on what the author wrote and said. This enables a careful reader ...             Noa Noa: The Tahiti Journal of Paul Gauguin6 reviews Paul Gauguin Chronicle Books, 2005 Paul Gauguin history This was very interesting reading just before going to the South Seas. Wonderful to see the islands as he saw them and described them in this journal. Well worth reading!             Artists and Prints: Masterworks from the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art Paul Gauguin, Deborah Wye, ... The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2003 The creativity of the most celebrated artists of the modern period has been enriched and expanded by their work in the print medium. Exploiting the potential of such techniques as woodcut, lithography, etching and screenprint, as well as other processes, these artists have added immeasurably to their expressive vocabularies. Many have availed themselves of the expertise offered by master printers in professional workshops and have benefited from ...             Six Gauguin Paintings Cards (Small-Format Card Books) Paul Gauguin Dover Publications, 1996 Highly imaginative works by the great post-Impressionist: Tahitian Women , Eü Haere ia oe (Woman with Mango), Maternity (Three Women on the Seashore), and 3 others.             Paul Gauguin's Intimate Journals Paul Gauguin Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2007             Gauguin's Intimate Journals3 reviews Paul Gauguin Dover Publications, 1997 The True Iconoclast It is impossible to read and re-read GAUGUIN'S INTIMATE JOURNALS and not be inspired to jump into the thrills of creativity and rebellion that sparks greatness in artists. Paul Gauguin's life has been well captured in films, in poems, in numerous biographies, in essays - but none of these supply what these extraordinary journals offer: here is the motivation for the fauvist mind and career and ...             Twelve Gauguin Bookmarks1 review Paul Gauguin Dover Publications, 2003 I LUV BOOKMARKS I love to read and I love to have plenty of bookmarks about. All of these little books of bookmarks are worth buying. They add beauty and information to my life. I bought them all and feel spoiled as I read and can mark pages to go back to. Simple but wonderful.             Noa Noa: The Tahitian Journal (Fine Art Series)4 reviews Paul Gauguin Dover Publications, 1985 Noa Noa Contemplations visual, intellectual and spiritual. In 1891, French painter Paul Gauguin fled to the island of Tahiti - "a sixty-three days' voyage, sixty-three days of feverish expactancy;" begun as an unofficial visit regarding the imminent death of the island's king Pomare -- and resulting in a profoundly moving sea-change (spirit, observation, happiness). The Tahitian theology, natural ...             The Writings Of A Savage1 review Paul Gauguin Da Capo Press, 1996 Refinement of artistic work through multiple castings. The line that has always remained fixed in my mind was Gauguin's comment on the refinement of a work. I think on a very basic level, to simply make a primary statement and move on has a very satisfying feeling to it. Miles Davis, among others, was fond of one takes because there is a spirit that is captured in that take, often lost on recurrent ones because of increased expectations, ...             "Primitivism" in 20th Century Art: Affinity of the Tribal and the Modern1 review Paul Gauguin, Ezio Bassani, ... The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2002 Outstanding work! If you feel any kinship with 20th century modern art, and are unaware of how deeply influential tribal artifacts have been, this two-volume set will be both a delight and a revelation. Suitable as an introduction to both, and useful for novices or connoisseurs. Should you discover an interest in tribal art as a result, and would like to view the remarkable aesthetic range available through ...             Paul Gauguin 1848-1903: The Primitive Sophisticate (Basic Series : Art)1 review Ingo F. Walther, Paul Gauguin Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 1996 Informative--great for students Well, I won't waste your time. The bottom line-- is this book is worth buying. Its got great insight on many of Gauguin's paintings, and even discusses his background and influences. A must for any art student, or art buff. Your money will not be wasted! For ten bucks, you'll be buying a book you'll use time and time again. Good luck, and happy book buying!             A Century of Artists Books Paul Gauguin, Riva Castleman, ... The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2002 This splendid celebration of the illustrated book as an art form begins with remarkable works produced in France by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Paul Gauguin at the end of the 19th century, and traces the international development of the modern illustrated book to the last decade of the 20th century. Major artists of the modern movement, among them Marc Chagall, Henri Matisse, and Pablo Picasso, turned to the "illumination" of poems, classical ...             Flower As Image, The Paul Gauguin, Poul Erik Tojner, ... Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, 2005 Yes, they're beautiful, but this catalogue for the show The Flower as Image asks a thornier question at its core: Why has the flower motif fascinated all sorts of artists through the ages, from Van Gogh to Mapplethorpe? The answer is twofold. For one, it's an easily accessible motif that simply provides a pretext for the artist to create a work. In addition, the flower brings with it a rich history as a symbol of sensuality, beauty, ...             Gauguin Paintings: 24 Art Cards (Card Books) Paul Gauguin Dover Publications, 2000 French artist Gauguin pioneered an appreciation of the simple and primitive in art. 24 of the great postimpressionist's finest works are included in this superb card collection, among them Tahitian Landscape , Reveries , and Portrait of the Artist with a Palette . Ideal for framing, adding to a personal collection or sending to art-loving friends.             Drawing From The Modern3 reviews Andre Breton, Paul Gauguin, ... The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2004 DRAWING from the MODERN DRAWING from the MODERN is the first of a three part series published by MOMA as catalogue to accompany the chronologically arranged exhibitions of their drawing collection; in part, celebration of the seventy fifth anniversary of the founding of the Museum. This first book looks at the late nineteenth century through the beginning of the twentieth. Care and preservation of these drawings ...             Gauguin Paintings Giftwrap Paper: Two Sheets, 18" x 24" (46cm x 61cm) with 3 Matching Gift Cards Paul Gauguin Dover Publications, 2002 This beautiful all-purpose giftwrap captures the spirit of his work in 72 images representing details from such paintings as Jacob Wrestling with the Angel, Woman with a Mango, When Will You Marry?, Reverie, Tahitian Landscape, Still Life with Mangoes, The Siesta, Blue Trees, Woman with a Fan, and many others.             Gauguin: 16 Art Stickers (Fine Art Stickers) Paul Gauguin Dover Publications, 1999 Excellent collection of masterpieces in pressure-sensitive sticker format recalls Gauguin's mastery of many cultural influences. Where are You Going? , Self-Portrait with Halo , Spirit of the Dead Watching , Reverie , and a dozen others. Ideal for decorating notebooks, envelopes, collages. 16 full-color stickers on 4 plates.             Impressions of Light: The French Landscape from Corot to Monet2 reviews Paul Gauguin, Karen Haas, ... MFA Publications, 2002 A spectaculrly beautifully, illustrated art history Impressions Of Light: The French Landscape From Corot To Monet is a lavishly, richly, spectaculrly beautifully, illustrated art history showcasing one hundred years of French art and 56 French artists. Included area wealth of rare and unusual monotypes by Degas, three states of a softground etching by Pissarro, and numerous illustrative works by lesser-known by equally significant contemporaries. ...             Paul Gauguin: Letters to His Wife and Friends Paul Gauguin MFA Publications, 2003 "May the day come--and perhaps soon--when I can flee to the woods on a South Sea island and live there in ecstasy, in peace and for art," Gauguin wrote to his wife, Mette, in 1890. As both art history and enduring legend have shown, Gauguin's life in the South Seas was anything but ecstatic or peaceful, even as he created some of the most revolutionary and iconic objects of his time. This book, to date the most comprehensive volume of the ...             The Pursuit of Spiritual Wisdom1 review Naomi E. Maurer, Vincent Van Gogh, ... Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1998 great reference book Maurer has provided all van Gogh and Gauguin scholars a wonderful book to aid them in their studies. It provides fabulous photos of works and she does an excellent job of comparing them. She even has a few paintings that have up until now not been photographed in color. A good study of these great artists and their struggles for original expression and spirituality. 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