Gauguin: Symbolism’s Problem Child

Gauguin: Symbolism’s Problem Child

In 1903, on the island of Hiva Oa in the Marquesas, a syphilitic and alcoholic Frenchman called Paul Gauguin died of a heart attack. At that point nobody realized the incredible impact Gauguin’s work was to have on modern art. Art critic and broadcaster Waldemar...