Gauguin Picture Book: Barefoot (Shogakukan Art Book 8)

Product Description

Step barefoot into the vibrant world of Paul Gauguin with this art picture book. Inspired by the story “When I finally found the courage to travel, I arrived on a southern island,” this volume brings to life the daily scenes of island life through Gauguin’s bold lines and luminous colors. Children can enjoy spotting details, discovering differences, and feeling as if they are walking inside the paintings themselves.

This title is part of the long‑selling Shogakukan Art Book series, first published in 1996 under the concept “Masterpieces will play with you.” Across 13 painter volumes and 3 volumes of “Hirameki Museum,” the series has surpassed 700,000 copies in total. It received the 47th Shogakukan Children’s Publishing Culture Award for proposing a fresh, playful way for children to encounter art, and Masako Yuki’s long‑term efforts to spread art to young readers were honored with the 50th Kurushima Takehiko Culture Award in 2010.

Ideal as a child’s first introduction to fine art, this series helps families explore masterpieces together and nurture curiosity, sensitivity, and visual imagination.