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Gauguin : artist as alchemist

by Gloria Groom

This volume examines career-spanning experiments in diverse media, including ceramics, woodcarving, and printmaking. It analyses an interest in craft and applied arts, exploring how these multidisciplinary methods informed the artist's paintings and creative process.

Accession 16896 ISBN 9780300217018 Publisher Art Institute of Chicago
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