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Paul Sérusier

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Paul Sérusier , 1863-1927, French painter. In 1888 at Pont-Aven, Sérusier met Gauguin whose style he adhered to, particularly in his paintings of Breton landscapes. With Maurice Denis, Sérusier was a founder and spokesman of the Nabis . Sérusier had a highly methodical approach to art; he expressed his theories in ABC de la peinture (1921).

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