Gauguin's great diary from Tahiti almost never saw the light of day in its original form. The manuscript was sent by the artist from his island refuge to his friend Charles Morice in Paris, and published in 1901 with immediate success, under the two names of Paul Gauguin and Charles Morice. Morice, with Gauguin's permission, had 'edited' and enlarged it to make it more readable. How much of the charm and crispness of the manuscript had been lost in the process was anyone's guess. It was to be 40 years before Gauguin's ...
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Gauguin's great diary from Tahiti almost never saw the light of day in its original form. The manuscript was sent by the artist from his island refuge to his friend Charles Morice in Paris, and published in 1901 with immediate success, under the two names of Paul Gauguin and Charles Morice. Morice, with Gauguin's permission, had 'edited' and enlarged it to make it more readable. How much of the charm and crispness of the manuscript had been lost in the process was anyone's guess. It was to be 40 years before Gauguin's original version came to light, and it is published here in a translation by the poet Jonathan Griffin, together with a detailed description by the art historian Jean Loize, who re-discovered the manuscript. Loize shows that Morice had in parts altered Gauguin's text beyond recognition - a startling discovery that entirely changed ideas about Gauguin's style and intentions. This genuine version of Noa Noa is not only an important document, it is also a beautiful piece of writing: amusing, acid, wide-eyed, moving. Gauguin feared that, unedited, it would seem absurdly crude; and no doubt it would have, to most readers in his day. Today we can appreciate its sketch form, jerky directness, authentic freshness. This edition is illustrated with the watercolours, wood-engravings and drawings that Gauguin assembled for the book.
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Add this copy of Noa Noa to cart. $125.00, very good condition, Sold by Argosy Book Store rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New York, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1987 by Amis du Musee Gauguin.
Edition:
1987, Association des Amis du Musée Gauguin :: Gauguin and Oceania Foundation
Publisher:
Association des Amis du Musée Gauguin :: Gauguin and Oceania Foundation
Published:
1987
Language:
French
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18120614495
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Gauguin. Near fine. Many color illustrations with facsimile letters of Gauguin. Folio, burlap with inlaid picture on front cover. Tahiti: Association des Amis du Musee Gauguin, (1987). Text in French and in English. A very nice clean copy. Near fine.
Add this copy of Noa Noa to cart. $150.00, like new condition, Sold by G. F. Wilkinson Books, IOBA rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Grass Valley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1987 by Edition de l'Association des amis du Musee Gauguin / Gauguin and Oceania....
Edition:
1987, Association des Amis du Musée Gauguin :: Gauguin and Oceania Foundation
Publisher:
Association des Amis du Musée Gauguin :: Gauguin and Oceania Foundation
Published:
1987
Language:
French
Alibris ID:
16322450073
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Fine. 2950176305. 16 X 11 inches; tan buckram, lettered in black with color illustrated front cover label; color & halftone reproductions, facsimiles throughout. Without slipcase. Text in French & Japanese. The original Noa Noa, facsimile enriched for the first time with most of the illustrations from the 1895 manuscript.
Add this copy of Noa Noa to cart. $196.99, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1987 by Avant & Apres.
Edition:
1987, Association des Amis du Musée Gauguin :: Gauguin and Oceania Foundation
