Wild Thing: A Life of Paul Gauguin by Sue Prideaux Hardcover Book

Description: Wild Thing by Sue Prideaux A vital re-examination of the trailblazing and controversial artist Paul Gauguin, by the prize-winning author of I Am Dynamite! FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2024A SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR A vital re-examination of the trailblazing and controversial artist Paul Gauguin - and the first full biography in over thirty years - written by the award-winning author of I Am Dynamite!: A Life of Nietzsche.*Gorgeously illustrated with 70 full-colour images*Scintillating. FINANCIAL TIMESImmaculate. NEW STATESMANPhenomenal. PROSPECTA heroic rehabilitation. THE TIMESPaul Gauguin is chiefly known as the giant of post-Impressionist painting whose bold colours and compositions rocked the Western art world. It is less well known that he was a stockbroker in Paris and that after the 1882 financial crash he struggled to sustain his artistry, and worked as a tarpaulin salesman in Copenhagen, a canal digger in Panama City, and a journalist exposing the injustices of French colonial rule in Tahiti.In Wild Thing, the award-winning biographer Sue Prideaux re-examines the adventurous and complicated life of the artist. She illuminates the people, places and ideas that shaped his vision: his privileged upbringing in Peru and rebellious youth in France; the galvanising energy of the Paris art scene; meeting Mette, the woman who he would marry; formative encounters with Vincent van Gogh and August Strindberg; and the ceaseless draw of French Polynesia.Prideaux conjures Gauguins visual exuberance, his creative epiphanies, his fierce words and his flaws with acuity and sensitivity. Drawing from a wealth of new material and access to the artists family, this myth-busting work invites us to see Gauguin anew. Author Biography Sue Prideauxs first biography Edvard Munch: Behind the Scream (2005) won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. Strindberg: A Life (2012) won the Duff Cooper Prize and was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize. I Am Dynamite!: A Life of Friedrich Nietzsche (2018) was awarded the Hawthornden Prize and was The Times Biography of the Year. Promotional A vital re-examination of the trailblazing and controversial artist Paul Gauguin, by the prize-winning author of I Am Dynamite! Details ISBN0571365930 Author Sue Prideaux Publisher Faber & Faber Edition Description Main Year 2024 ISBN-13 9780571365937 Format Hardcover Imprint Faber & Faber Subtitle A Life of Paul Gauguin Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Audience General Publication Date 2024-09-12 UK Release Date 2024-09-12 Pages 416 ISBN-10 0571365930 DEWEY 759.4 NZ Release Date 2024-11-18 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:168752796;

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