Gauguin: A Dangerous Life
Paul Gauguin is one of the world's most popular and controversial artists. Instantly recognizable, his paintings are in galleries across the globe. They have been adored for their colorful beauty, the most famous of which celebrating serenely exotic women and landscapes of the Pacific Islands at a time when few could travel there. But he also led a shocking life, then and now. This is his story.
Paul Gauguin is one of the world's most popular and controversial artists. Instantly recognizable, his paintings are in galleries across the globe. They have been adored for their colorful beauty, the most famous of which celebrating serenely exotic women and landscapes of the Pacific Islands at a time when few could travel there. But he also led a shocking life, then and now. This is his story.
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