Gauguin and the Pont-Aven Adventure: Modern Art's Birth

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Edited by André CARIOU with Mary Anne STEVENS & Antoine TERRASSE. Published by Skira, Paris 2003. Publisher's hardcover binding with illustrated dust jacket. 28.8 × 24.7 cm, 365 pages with 253 illustrations. A comprehensive study of the Breton village of Pont-Aven and its pivotal role in Paul GAUGUIN's artistic evolution and the birth of modern art. The work examines how GAUGUIN's Vision du sermon (1888), painted in Pont-Aven, marked the transition from Impressionism to Synthetism and became a foundational work of modern art. Documents the formation of the Pont-Aven School, the community of innovative artists gathered around GAUGUIN in Pont-Aven and Le Pouldu, and their revolutionary approach to color and form. Fine copy.