The Gauguin Atlas

Paul Gauguin (18481903) was an artist perpetually in search of new horizons. This fascinating visual tour reveals the full extent of Gauguins travels and their influence on his unique style. Gauguins several lengthy trips to Tahiti and the Marquesas between 1891 and the artists death, visits that provided the inspiration for many of his most famous canvases, are well known and documented here in rich detail. Less familiar are stories from his early years living with his family in Peru, which Gauguin would later describe as idyllic, and his years in the French Navy, which would take him to numerous destinations including India. Throughout the 1880s, as a young man starting a family and struggling to become established within the art world, the restless Gauguin moved oftenwithin Paris, to Rouen, to Copenhagen, and back to Paris. Abundantly illustrated with hundreds of vibrant images, including archival material and the artists own works, The Gauguin Atlas brings to life the places that Gauguin visited and lived. The books handsome design seamlessly integrates maps and other images with an accessible and engaging text that narrates Gauguins travels; what emerges is a vivid picture of an artist continually seeking new experience and inspiration for his art.