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| "Three Tahitians" - Gauguin 1899 |
I have never been all that fond of Paul Gauguin's work but art historians say it significantly influenced modern art, Picasso in particular. (That must be why I don't care all that much for his work - I am not a big fan of modern art.) I was very impressed with his carved wood statues. The exhibit included Polynesian and Maori artifacts. The wood carvings were outstanding-some very intricate.
Here's an interesting bit of trivia I learned about Gauguin - both his father and a son were named Clovis...
4 comments:
The Gauguin family certainly had good taste in names.
Gauguin's not my fave (I'm more of a Renoir person), but I do like his work. How awesome would it have been had he painted a picture of a black-and-white rabbit? :)
Thanks for the scoop. We came down last year on the train to see Picasso and enjoyed FX McRory's WAY better! We are thinking of coming to Gauguin too - a bit later.
Clovis, you are so much more handsome, and you would ROCK those stripy pants so much better than Gauguin!
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