Chapter 1: Gauguin, Aurier, and Symbolism in Painting
James Kearns
From Symbolist Landscapes. The Place of Painting in the Poetry and Criticism of Mallarmé and His Circle (1989), pp. 1-29, doi:10.59860/td.c1625ce
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| Part of the book: Symbolist Landscapes. The Place of Painting in the Poetry and Criticism of Mallarmé and His Circle James Kearns MHRA Texts and Dissertations 27 Modern Humanities Research Association Abstract. A reconstruction of the historical context to the relationship between Gauguin and Aurier, and to the article with which the poet promoted the painter. This context is necessary if we are to understand why the harmony of March 1891, when Gauguin was fêted by Paris intellectuals just before sailing to the South Seas, was to prove to be a fragile one. Full text. This contribution is published as Open Access and can be downloaded as a PDF, or viewed as a PDF in your web browser, here: |