Gauguin : maker of myth / edited by Belinda Thomson ; consultant editor, Tamar Garb ; with contributions by Charles Forsdick ... [et al.].

Contributor(s): Publication details: London : Tate, 2010.Description: 256 p. : ill. ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 9781854379023 (pbk.) :
  • 185437902X (pbk.) :
  • 9781854378712 (hbk.) :
  • 1854378716 (hbk.) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 22
Summary: The authors reveal the importance of the story and myth to Gauguin. The inclusion of an extensive series of self-portraits demonstrates how he consciously mythologised his own image, presenting himself to the public as a suffering Christ-like figure.
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The authors reveal the importance of the story and myth to Gauguin. The inclusion of an extensive series of self-portraits demonstrates how he consciously mythologised his own image, presenting himself to the public as a suffering Christ-like figure.

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