Belinda Thomson; Tamar Garb [Editor]; Various — Gauguin: Maker of Myth

London, Tate Publishing, 2010. First edition. Paperback. A smart copy of the first edition of the exhibition catalogue for the major exhibition "Gauguin: Maker of Myth", organized at Tate Modern, profusely illustrated in colour. In the publisher's original stiff pictorial paper wraps.This volume is a first edition.Illustrated 155 reproductions of Gauguin's work and 74 figures, reproduced in colour, many of which are full-page. Collated, complete. This book serves as the exhibition catalogue for the major touring exhibition Gauguin: Maker of Myth, organized at Tate Modern, London from 30 September 2010 to 16 January 2011, followed by a showing at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, from 27 February to 5 June 2011. This copy explores how Gauguin constructed his persona and legend through his art, with scholarly essays and critical commentary by Belinda Thomson and other leading specialists.  In the publisher's original stiff pictorial paper wraps. Externally, lovely, with only the slightest rubbing to extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: French painter and sculptor. Fine .