Perhaps the best way to celebrate Museum of Fine Arts, Houston's centennial is to spend several hours with two new juggernaut exhibitions."Gauguin in the World" and "Living with the Gods: Art, Beliefs ...
Paul Gauguin did not lack for confidence. “I am a great artist, and I know it,” he boasted in a letter in 1892 to his wife. He said much the same thing to friends, his dealers and the public, often ...
“Autoportrait à l’idole (Portrait of the Artist with the Idol)” by Paul Gauguin, c. 1893 Credit: MFAH Houston/McNay Art Museum Many of the painters associated with Impressionism and Post-Impressionism ...
Paul Gauguin, "Self-portrait with Halo and Snake" (1889), oil on board (image public domain via National Gallery of Art, Washington) Paul Gauguin frequently called himself a "savage from Peru." Forget ...
The studio where modern art giants like Amedeo Modigliani and Paul Gauguin lived and worked before becoming famous has launched a crowdfunding campaign for a major restoration to continue its mission ...
Paul Gauguin famously said, “I am a savage.” A Parisian fascinated by barbarian lands, he created works that mingle fantasy, delusion and savagery. Featured in the exquisite exhibit “Gauguin: Maker of ...
A painting once hailed as Paul Gauguin’s final self-portrait is now under renewed scrutiny after an amateur art sleuth raised doubts about its authenticity—sparking a fresh scientific investigation by ...
To confront Paul Gauguin in the year 2024 isn't just to gaze upon the work of a pioneering, highly versatile Post-Impressionist artist. It also means looking at a phrase and idea that have gained a ...
He may not be best-known for his still lifes, but artist Paul Gauguin regularly submitted those types of paintings to Impressionist shows, including the official organized exhibitions in 1880, 1881, ...
How a best-selling classic from 1992 helped me rediscover my creativity. By Jillian Steinhauer A pioneer of the Black Arts Movement in Britain, Claudette Johnson now has her first solo show at a major ...
After examining the French artist Paul Gauguin’s The Little Cat with X-ray imaging, experts at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam are unraveling the painting’s secrets—including a hidden beetle. When ...
Through half a century Paul Gauguin has become increasingly famous as a painter of genius who invented a unique style. In that same period Emile Bernard has languished in the shadow as a second-rate ...