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Hardcover copy of Noa Noa: The Tahiti Journal of Paul Gauguin by Paul Gauguin published by Chronicle Books 2005 ISBN-10: 0811848418 ISBN-13: 978-0811848411.
In 1894, Paul Gauguin left what he considered to be a culturally bereft Europe to live an unfettered life in a tropical paradise Tahiti. It was there that he produced some of his most beautiful and best-known paintings, as well as another masterpiece: this enchanting journal. Complete with sensuous woodblock prints and sketches, this exquisitely designed edition first published by Chronicle in 1994 and now reissued with a beautiful new jacket is still the only translation to contain all of Gauguin’s richly coloured illustrations of the Tahiti diary. Including Tahitian myths and legends, affectionate tales of Gauguin’s encounters with the captivating Tahitian people, and fascinating glimpses of the inspiration behind his most famous paintings,Noa Noa assumes its rightful place among the masterworks of an extraordinary artist.
