Paul Gauguin Video (DVD)

Paul Gauguin was a synthesist and post-impressionist painter and sculpture. This fifty-two minute DVD video shows Gauguin's life and his many works and focuses on his style, which was a mixture of synthesist and symbols. His influences are also shown along with many of his paintings and sculptures. There's a combination of film clips and photos to outline Paul Gauguin's life and how living in many different places and traveling inspired his artistic creativity. He was inspired by living in Paris, Martinique, Brittany, Polynesia, Peru, and Tahiti. This makes for a truly one of a kind view point of the life and art of Paul Gauguin. Art history students and experts will enjoy this personal take on the artist. Paul Gauguin fans will also enjoy his art and life shown in such a way (1998)

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