Alan Bowness

Foreword The first edition of this book was published to celebrate the opening in 1979 of the Tate Gallery's extension. It drew particular attention to the many fine works which had been acquired under my predecessors, Sir John Rothenstein and Sir Norman Reid. Thanks to the generosity of our...

Gauguin More than with most painters, the shape of Gauguin's turbulent career was predetermined by his heredity and early environment. The popular idea of the successful business man who suddenly and surprisingly decided to be a painter could scarcely be further from the truth. What is more...