Gauguin, from provocation to beauty

Le Regard Libre N° 60 - Loris S. Musumeci

I had to travel to London for an entirely different purpose to put images to Gauguin's name. «A great impressionist painter, yes. I think he traveled quite a bit, to Tahiti if I remember correctly.» My memories of art history classes were good, but incomplete. Trafalgar Square, The National Gallery: a must-see when in the British capital. And now the museum is honoring Paul Gauguin in one of its temporary exhibitions. «The Credit Suisse exhibition: Gauguin, Portraits». So, let's get exotic!

Even if artists aren't usually paragons of morality, Gauguin (1848-1903) was more than willing to go the extra mile. No, he didn't kill anyone. But he did manage to fall out with just about everyone life threw his way, and that's not all.