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Paul Gauguin, Paris, 1889, Heather Lemonedes, Belinda Thomson, and Agnieszka Juszczak ; with contributions by Chris Stolwijk and Moyna Stanton

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-237) and index

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Heather Lemonedes, Belinda Thomson, and Agnieszka Juszczak ; with contributions by Chris Stolwijk and Moyna Stanton

Paris, 1889

"In 1889, Paris hosted the legendary Exposition Universelle (World's Fair), a massive cultural exhibition which transformed the face of French culture to come. The Eiffel Tower was built for it, the composer Claude Debussy first heard Javanese music there, and the painter Paul Gauguin (1848-1903), reacting against his exclusion from its arts component, organized an exhibit called L'Exposition de Peintures du Groupe Impressionniste et Synthesiste, on the walls of the Cafe Volpini. Presenting the newest works by himself and his friends, it was here that Gauguin premiered what is now known as the Volpini Suite, an amazing portfolio of 11 lithographs printed on radiant canary yellow paper, which marked the coalescence of his various motifs and the commencement of his mature style. This volume is the catalog to the exhibit, illustrating the radical nature of the works produced by Gauguin and his friends by examining his paintings, woodcuts, ceramics, prints and drawings related to that landmark exhibition"--Publisher

Gauguin Goes Public / Belinda Thomson -- Devoted to a Good Cause : Theo van Gogh and Paul Gauguin / Chris Stolwijk -- Gauguin Becomes a Printmaker / Heather Lemonedes -- The Zincographs : A Technical Examination / Moyna Stanton -- Gauguin's Yellow Paper / Moyna Stanton -- The Iconography of the Volpini Suite / Agnieszka Juszczak -- The Legacy of the Volpini Suite / Heather Lemonedes -- Chronology : Gauguin's Circle and the Exhibition's Reception / Belinda Thomson -- An Exegesis of the Volpini Exhibition / Belinda Thomson

Paris, 1889