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Long and important letter from Paul Gauguin to Camille Pissarro. \You menvoyez unsigned treaties to return to mr. [Henri] Rouart, I change the destination by referring to Pontoise to you to give your signature on the act as necessary one that is not signed by blache. You will return everything to Rouart m. You say you are not happy at the moment and that it is hard to beat.
I think this is you who are difficult; focus or you are it is hard to beat especially dune year to another. Despite this I approve you to always seek perfection dune but you can not pass to another without much searching, in fact I'm not worried about you. As for me it is different I have not the time to do a work followed it saddens me but then it must be that jattende lépoque or I could work dune continuing basis.
I do not lose courage and i hope that the long casées reflections gradually later in my memory will allow me to catch up. Javoue that since the last exposure 7. Exhibition of the Impressionists I am disgusted with all men in particular. I feel more and more how our time is fierce time money, jealousy of all kinds. This is my equal it threw more into painting my only goal, I have desire to win the talent despite all the difficulties Nont not those all year to study.Since our exhibition I dont have lost one minute yet I havent anything as things now. I regret that you are not coming there 15 days javais finished some dassez full thing which [Armand] guillaumin and I were absolutely happy unfortunately a Danish friends worthy trader's kidnapped me and put it in his lounge Denmark. Incidentally abroad done today many concessions to our Danish painting and it was entirely our enemy left delighted with his table ready to defend the Impressionists in his country.
I am this year quite in trouble in financial terms: business is absolutely zero I gain nothing and am nevertheless obliged to spend. My god when will it all my efforts result in me create an independent life.
Are made of nice work in débinant us in during-Ruel! You ask me what I think of the paintings of Renoir ditalie you know I never judge the paintings DAfter my conscience without ever consider the man. I think this is the pits. In some there is no longer that of Lenseigne dealer.
If this is what I have to do to charm jaime as never to see my painting. Besides we will talk further. When you come back to paris therefore mapporter try the dining room panel, however if you still intend to put it home. 1882 marks a turning point for Paul Gauguin, who decides, as evidenced by this letter, to devote themselves to.
January 25, 1882, following the crash of the General Union and the crisis on the stock market, Gauguin, then assigned to a stockbroker, suffered a severe financial setback. It is in this context that he decided to devote himself fully to his art. Thus, parallel to its trading activity, it binds with Camille Pissarro, which he collects paintings and with whom he will paint during the holidays to Pontoise.
He implores then pissarro take part in the 7th Impressionist exhibition to be held on 1 March 1882 at 251 rue Saint-Honoré in the salons of reichshoffen panorama, leased by Durand-Ruel in the doorman's name, with the participation financial painters. Announcing the great artist that he will become despite criticism - for some killer. Confess elsewhere in this letter have nothing sold over four months after exposure, proof dune initially difficult public recognition.The entrance of Gauguin in the Impressionist group will nevertheless sensational. By his stormy temperament, he saliènera lasting Monet, Renoir (for work which does not hide his dislike here) and Sisley, due to its active participation in the ouster of degas.
Tensions and divisions within the group then reach their climax. The item \ This article can be shipped worldwide.