• Director(s):

    COURTES (MARIE-CHRISTINE)

  • Producer(s):

    NORD OUEST DOCUMENTAIRES, ARTE FRANCE, MUSEE D'ORSAY, REUNION DES MUSEES NATIONAUX et du GRAND PALAIS DES CHAMPS-ELYSEES

  • Territories:

    Worldwide.

  • Production year:

    2017

  • Language(s):

    German, English, French, Portuguese

  • Rights:

    TV, DVD, NON-THEATRICAL, INTERNET, VOD

How the self-taught painter and sculptor left his wife, children and livelihood to devote his life to his art then lived in destitution before exiling himself in Tahiti. An animated documentary illuminated by his “barbaric” art.

Post-impressionist painter Paul Gauguin ranks alongside Cézanne and Van Gogh in the pantheon of modern art. He was also the driving force behind the School of Pont-Aven and the main inspiration for the Nabis. Discover how his personal twist on impressionism marked art history forever.
 
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