| 1895 y. |
Most of his life, Paul Gauguin lived in poverty, depression and illness.His work often is not marketable, the artist dragged out a miserable existence, he broke with his family, wandered.For several years he lived in Brittany, in Panama and the island of Martinique, in 1888, together with the Van Gogh worked in Arles.The rejection of contemporary society have awakened interest in Gauguin`s traditional way of life.In 1891 in Paris hosted an exhibition of paintings Gauguin, and the means to sell the painting, he went to Oceania, the island of Tahiti.
In Tahiti, Gauguin had a very productive time, writing 47 paintings.
The new collection was exhibited at the Paris auction house Drouot.The exhibition opened on Feb. 18, 1895.Contrary to expectations, was sold only nine paintings and then for a small fee.All money raised at auction, went out to pay the auctioneer.With funds collected by friends, he was able to return after the failure of the auction in Paris in Polynesia.
He faces a fine of 1000 francs and imprisonment, which he escaped, died of a heart attack.After the death of the artist`s series of works created by Gauguin in Tahiti, acknowledged masterpiece.
His paintings were unique for a decorative color, flatness and monumental composition, generalization, and the stylized image influenced the creative quest of many artists of the early 20 th century. |
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