Symbolism of Paul Gauguin - Erotica, Exotica, and the Great Dilemmas of Humanity

Zusatztext "A valuable synthesis of Dorra's insights into the artist! and a comprehensive and accessible account of his symbolism." Informationen zum Autor Henri Dorra (1924-2002) was Professor Emeritus of Art History at the University of California! Santa Barbara. His books include Symbolist Art Theories: A Critical Anthology (UC Press). Klappentext "Modern Gauguin studies-complex interpretations of the works based on the identification of the artist's sources in ancient sacred art from around the world-began in the early 1950s with the pioneering research of Bernard Dorival and Henri Dorra. The Symbolism of Paul Gauguin: Erotica! Exotica! and the Great Dilemmas of Humanity! Dorra's ultimate meditation on the art of Gauguin! constitutes a milestone in the history of Post-Impressionism."-Charles Stuckey is an independent scholar and consultant Zusammenfassung Presents a comprehensive examination of Paul Gauguin's symbolism. This book provides insights into and interpretations of Gauguin's multilayered symbolism. It is illustrated with a visual compendium of the artist's prodigious output. It offers an interpretation of recurrent images and their interrelationships in the artistic and social context.

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• Authors: Henri Dorra, Henri/ Brettell Dorra, Dorra Henri, Dorra/Brettell
• Assisted by: Richard R. Brettell (Editor), Henri Dorra (Editor), Gabriel P. Weisberg (Editor), Richard R. Brettell (Foreword), Brettell Richard R. (Foreword), Gabriel P. Weisberg (Afterword), Weisberg Gabriel P. (Afterword)
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.02.2007
• EAN: 9780520241305
• ISBN: 978-0-520-24130-5
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 210 mm x 254 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Plastic arts; ART / History / General, ART / Individual Artists / Monographs, History of Art, Painting & paintings, Individual artists, art monographs, Impressionism, Paintings and painting, Art & design styles: Impressionism & Post-Impressionism, Post-Impressionism