The people whom Gauguin portrayed were people with whom he had relationships with and we have begun to understand who these people were. By understanding that, it expands our definition of portraiture in his work. Find out more about the individuality of these people with Chris Riopelle, co-curator of 'The Credit Suisse Exhibition: Gauguin Portraits: https://bit.ly/2W1OIOx | National Gallery

The direction of all of Gauguin's portraits is towards mythology. He is creating not merely their image, but a whole symbolic context in which to understand them. Find out how Gauguin developed this in his artwork with Chris Riopelle, co-curator of 'The Credit Suisse Exhibition: #GauguinPortraits': https://bit.ly/2W1OIOx | National Gallery

Known to many as a post-impressionist painter, Paul Gauguin was in fact an accomplished sculptor, too. The Gallery’s new exhibition, Gauguin: Portraits, is inspired by Gauguin’s impressive sculpture of his friend Meijer de Haan, from the Gallery collection. Our chief conservator spent the last four years analyzing this sculpture, revealing secrets on Gauguin's technique and motivations. #GauguinPortraits runs until Sunday, September 8, 2019. Subscribe to youtube.com/ngcmedia | National Gallery o