The many faces of Paul Gauguin

Written by Amitai Sasson on May 7, 2007

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I found an interesting study about the paintings of Paul Gauguin. It turns out, Paul Gauguin used to embed faces inside his paintings.

In an artist’s study, it turns out that “There is always a face on the edge of the canvas watching from the background. Obvious faces, partial faces and impressionistic faces.”

This video is a never before seen exhibition of the hidden faces of Paul Gauguin:

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Amitai Sasson of overstockArt.com is a renowned world traveler on a mission to seek out the beauty and passion of the art world. As an avid enthusiast of art and oil paintings, he contributes to ArtCorner.com as Chief editor and writer.

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http://www.glar.gl S.E.Hendriksen

Yes…Paul Gauguin embedded faces into his paintings, you can find some interesting at:

http://www.artist-perspectives.com/articles/hendriksen.htm

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