Gauguin (The Hermann Genius Pocket Guide) - Softcover

Gauguin, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798900080239

Publisher: Hermann Editions, 2026

Synopsis

Travel into the vivid and often provocative world of Paul Gauguin (1848–1903), the Post-Impressionist painter whose bold color, simplified forms, and symbolic imagery helped reshape modern art. This pocket guide examines his unconventional life and artistic journey, from his beginnings in France to his years in Brittany and the Pacific. Learn what to look for in Gauguin’s flattened spaces, expressive outlines, dreamlike narratives, and intensely colored scenes, while considering the personal ambitions and cultural contradictions that shaped his work. Biographical details, revealing anecdotes, memorable quotations, and a personal portrait provide context for both his achievements and his complicated legacy. A spotlight on one of his defining masterpieces explores the ideas, symbols, and visual strategies that made his art so influential. With more than 65 full-color reproductions, this volume offers a thoughtful introduction to a restless artist whose vision opened new paths for twentieth-century painting.

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Paul Gauguin was a French Post-Impressionist whose bold color, simplified forms, and rejection of naturalism helped reshape modern painting. Seeking alternatives to European academic conventions, he developed a highly personal symbolic language in works made in France and the Pacific, although his life and representations of Indigenous peoples have also become subjects of critical reassessment. His experiments with color and form had a profound influence on Symbolism, Fauvism, and modern art.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hermann Editions
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798900080239
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80