贝琳达•汤姆森以通俗易懂的方式对十九世纪末最具有创意的艺术家之一的生平和作品进行了全面的介绍。高更的作品--绘画、雕塑、版画和陶瓷--都是根据他的公众形象、他与同时代人的关系、他的展览及对它们的批判性接受来讨论的。通过他大量的日记、信件和其他著作，揭示了他的私人世界、信仰和愿望。汤姆森的文章经过全面的更新，并借鉴了自**版后三十年来的学术研究，所以，本书仍然是介绍这位有争议和经常矛盾的艺术家的**专著。

Paul Gauguin achieved a high public profile during his lifetime, and was one of the first artists of his generation to achieve international recognition. But his prominence has always had as much to do with the dramatic events of his life – his self-imposed exile on a remote South Sea island, his turbulent relationships with his peers – as with the appeal of his art.

Belinda Thomson gives a comprehensive and accessible account of the life and work of one of the most original artists of the late nineteenth century. Gauguin’s work – painting, sculpture, prints and ceramics – is discussed in the light of his public persona, his relations with his contemporaries, his exhibitions and their critical reception. His private world, beliefs and aspirations are revealed through his extensive cache of journals, letters and other writings. Fully updated throughout, drawing on the insights of thirty years of scholarship since its first edition, Thomson’s text remains the best introduction to this controversial and often contradictory artist.