. Paul Gauguin, his life and art . CALVARY HIS LIFE AND ART 143 Creator, in his idle moments makes his ownlittle creation; a child who breaks up his toysto make others; he who denies and defies therabble, preferring to see the sky red, ratherthan blue, as they do. Bon voyage. Master: but come back hereto me. I shall by that time perhaps havelearned to understand j^our art better, whichwill permit me to make a true preface for anew catalog of a new sale, since I am begin-ning also to feel an immense need for becom-ing savage and creating a new world. To this letter, Gauguin replied with thefoll
. Paul Gauguin, his life and art . CALVARY HIS LIFE AND ART 143 Creator, in his idle moments makes his ownlittle creation; a child who breaks up his toysto make others; he who denies and defies therabble, preferring to see the sky red, ratherthan blue, as they do. Bon voyage. Master: but come back hereto me. I shall by that time perhaps havelearned to understand j^our art better, whichwill permit me to make a true preface for anew catalog of a new sale, since I am begin-ning also to feel an immense need for becom-ing savage and creating a new world. To this letter, Gauguin replied with thefollowing profession of faith:— I have received to-day your letter; yourletter, which is a preface for my had the idea .of asking you for a preface,when I saw you the other day in my studioplaying the guitar and singing, your bluenorthern eyes gazing attentively at the pic-tures on the walls. I had then the presen-timent of a revolt, of a shock between yourcivilization and my barbarism. 144 PAUL GAUGUIN You suflPer from yo
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