Gauguin Portraits

The first-ever exhibition devoted to the portraits of Paul Gauguin.

Spanning his early years as an artist through to his later years spent in French Polynesia, the exhibition shows how the French artist revolutionized the portrait.

By adding carefully selected attributes or placing the sitter into a suggestive context Gauguin was able to make portraits that expressed meaning beyond their personalities. A group of self portraits, for example, reveals how Gauguin created a range of personifications including his self-image as 'Christ in the Garden of Olives', 1889 (Norton Gallery of Art, West Palm Beach).

Featuring about fifty works, the exhibition includes paintings, works on paper, and three-dimensional objects in a variety of media, from public and private collections worldwide.

It also brings together multiple works of the same sitter from different collections scattered across the world, giving us the opportunity to see how Gauguin interpreted a model in different media over time.

Private lecture at Kings College Strand Campus at 1:30pm. Exhibition entry at 3.00 pm. Optional lunch at 12 noon at Joe Allen Restaurant.

The Sevenoaks School Foundation Arts Society is a cultural, social and educational society for members of the Sevenoaks School community, namely Old Sennockians, current parents, former parents and staff of Sevenoaks School. Tickets must be purchased by a member of the Sevenoaks School community who are permitted to purchase one ticket per event for someone not related to the school.

Due to the nature of the Sevenoaks School Foundation Arts Society events, we cannot provide refunds.

The Sevenoaks School Foundation Arts Society is a programme supported by the Sevenoaks School Foundation. Any proceeds raised by this event will be directed to the Sevenoaks School Foundation in support of the advancement of Sevenoaks School.

Sevenoaks School Foundation; Charity No. 307923