Paul Gauguin
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Magalhaes, Roberto Carvalho / Siponta de Salvia, Maria / Carvalho de Magalhaes, Roberto, PUBLISHER: Enchanted Lion Books, T he paintings ong>ofong> Paul Gauguin () abound with color, sensuality and the sumptuousness ong>ofong> nature. Equally as colorful ong>areong> the details ong>ofong> his life. Gauguin epitomized the artist as rebel and the dramatic character ong>ofong> his life is almost as spectacular as his art. Gauguin was born in Paris, but grew up in Lima, Peru. As a young man, he returned to France where he worked as a stockbroker from until , when he began to paint full-time. In , he ong>weong>nt to Tahiti, a place that affected him deeply and thus had a prong>ofong>ound effect on his art. From then until his death, he lived in the South Pacific, returning to France only once. His most famous painting, "Where Do ong>Weong> Come From? What ong>Areong> ong>Weong>? Where ong>Areong> ong>Weong> Going?" was painted in Tahiti in . While Gauguin's paintings ong>weong>re in part a reaction against the naturalism ong>ofong> the Impressionists, they stand, most importantly, as the expression ong>ofong> a daring and original personality. He is considered a Post-Impressionist and one ong>ofong> the most important artists ong>ofong> all time.