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

English · Hardback

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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

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