23 - 29 June 2025 - Broad Chalke, Salisbury
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Paul Gauguin is celebrated as a post-Impressionist visionary, his bold colours and radical compositions reshaping Western art. But behind the myth was a man of contradictions – once a Parisian stockbroker, later a struggling artist, tarpaulin salesman, canal digger, and outspoken critic of colonial rule. Join Sue Prideaux, award-winning biographer, as she unpacks the complex life of this restless genius. From his privileged childhood in Peru to his turbulent relationships with Van Gogh and August Strindberg, and his fateful journey to French Polynesia, Wild Thing brings fresh insight into Gauguin’s art, ideas, and controversies. Drawing on newly uncovered material and access to the artist’s family, Prideaux paints an intimate portrait of Gauguin’s brilliance, flaws, and the forces that shaped his artistic legacy.
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