The Cleveland Museum of Art is featuring the exhibit Paul Gauguin: Paris, 1889 from October 2009 through January 18, 2010.   Visit the Fine Arts Department at Main Library to check out books about Gauguin, his art and life.

Here are just a few titles on Paul Gauguin that may be of interest to you (click on titles to place a request):

• Paul Gauguin by Anna Barskaya [ND553.G27 A4 2004]
• Gauguin and the Origins of Symbolism edited by Guillermo Solana [N6853.G34 A4 2004]
• Technique and Meaning in the Paintings of Paul Gauguin by Vojtêch Jirat-Wasiutynski [ND553.G27 J58 2000]
• Paul Gauguin: A Life by David Sweetman [ND553.G27 S96 1995]
• Gauguin and Impressionism by Richard R. Brettell [N3853.G34 B74 2005]

IMAGE: Paul Gauguin (French, 1848-1903). Breton Girls Dancing, Pont-Aven, 1888. Oil on canvas; 73 x 92.7 cm. National Gallery of Art, Washington, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon 1983.1.19. Image courtesy the Board of Trustees, National Gallery of Art, Washington