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Wild Thing by Sue Pridaux (Faber)

Posted on June 4, 2025 by drewsmith28

“Shortly after his first birthday, Paul Gaugin was bundled aboard a ship called The Albert, to sail some 12,000 miles from the French port of Le Havre to Peru.” The Peru link above is not insignificant. This book was sparked … Continue reading →

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Van Gogh and Britain (Tate)

Posted on June 6, 2019 by drewsmith28

“I’m gradually beginning to turn into a true cosmopolitan, meaning not a Dutchman, Englishman or Frenchman, but simoply a man” Vincent Van Gogh February 9, 1874. THIS  book goes with the brilliant exhibition at the Tate Britain, but sometimes a … Continue reading →

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