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Ken Mabrey
Going Gauguin
1994
Oil on Linen
70 x 51"

Going Gauguin is a South Seas misquote of one of the color master’s lanai paintings. A red-bearded euroman negotiates with a couple of bronzed beauties. Parrots steal fruit and outrigger canoes sail the background’s golden sea. Flora and fauna abound as he tries to seal the deal." - Ken Mabrey -