Robert Goldwater

"A great many willful painters can be assigned to Post-Impressionism who forged their own artistic paths. Paul Gauguin (1848{u2013}1903), like Vincent van Gogh, is a particularly uncompromising exponent of this current. His quest for an independent artistic stance and an authentic lifestyle took the former stockbroker from Paris to Brittany before deciding to travel to Polynesia. Simplified forms, expressive colors, and marked two-dimensionality characterize...