The Shock of the NewA beautifully illustrated hundred-year history of modern art, from cubism to pop and avant-guard. More than 250 color photos. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved. |
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Page 127
... Gauguin ( 1848–1903 ) . Unlucky the artist on whom Hollywood fixes . Thanks to Anthony Quinn , everyone knows something about Paul Gauguin : the archetypal dropout , the man who gave up a banking career to paint , went crazy with his ...
... Gauguin ( 1848–1903 ) . Unlucky the artist on whom Hollywood fixes . Thanks to Anthony Quinn , everyone knows something about Paul Gauguin : the archetypal dropout , the man who gave up a banking career to paint , went crazy with his ...
Page 128
... Gauguin , he cannily gave up painting when he got back to England and became a banker . ) But by the late nineteenth century the idea of the Noble Savage , living in blissful innocence in the fruitful bosom of nature , was one of the ...
... Gauguin , he cannily gave up painting when he got back to England and became a banker . ) But by the late nineteenth century the idea of the Noble Savage , living in blissful innocence in the fruitful bosom of nature , was one of the ...
Page 129
... Gauguin and his circle at Pont - Aven ) , was in some ways a rehearsal for Tahiti . The island was far gone . Its decline had begun at the moment Captain Wallis arrived , and had been going on without interruption or help for 125 years ...
... Gauguin and his circle at Pont - Aven ) , was in some ways a rehearsal for Tahiti . The island was far gone . Its decline had begun at the moment Captain Wallis arrived , and had been going on without interruption or help for 125 years ...
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