Gauguin (Dk Art Books) - Softcover

Gauguin, Paul; Crepaldi, Gabriele

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ISBN 10: 0789441470 ISBN 13: 9780789441478

Publisher: Dk Pub, 1999

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Traces the life of the French painter, analyzes his works, and explains the historical and social context of his painting

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I didn't think it could be done: A new collection of essays about Gauguin that contains original research and new conclusions. And important ones too, about gender, sex, vision, religion, power, identity and colonialism. This is a Gauguin for the 21st century! - Stephen F. Eisenman, Professor of Art History, Northwestern University, USA

The diversity of scholarly voices assembled by Norma Broude in Gauguin's Challenge provides a rich variety of perspectives on the artist's disputed colonialist imagery of the exotic French Polynesia of the 1890s. Just as Gauguin's postimpressionist art challenged the aesthetic, political, racial, and sexual standards of his day, so does his beautiful and disturbing art remain a challenge for us to face up to its complexities and contradictions. This passionate volume shows how productive the unfinished conversation on Gauguin can still be for artists, professors, students, and the general public. - Steven Z. Levine, Leslie Clark Professor in the Humanities, Bryn Mawr College, USA

With Gauguin's Challenge Norma Broude succeeds in presenting a collection of insightful articles by diverse authors who analyze Gauguin's art and writing. Reassessing both the artist's work and historic persona beyond pioneering postcolonial and feminist critiques, this book contributes masterfully to advancing Gauguin studies. - --Ruth E. Iskin, Professor of Modern Art, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, and author of The Poster: Art, Advertising, Design and Collecting, 1860s-1900s

About the Author:

Norma Broude is Professor Emerita of Art History at American University, USA. A pioneering feminist scholar and specialist in 19th-century French and Italian painting, Broude is known for critical reassessments of Impressionism and the work of Degas, Caillebotte, Cassatt, Seurat, and the Italian Macchiaioli. She is also co-editor of four influential texts on feminist art history.

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