Gauguin’s magical muse: A new exhibition reveals how the artist was captivated by Brittany
When Paul Gauguin boarded a train for Brittany in the summer of 1886, he was a respectable Paris stockbroker. By the time he reached his destination, however, he had reinvented himself. Abandoning his wife, children and career, he was going to devote himself to painting. His journey was only 350 miles, but, over that distance, … Read more