The text below is the excerpt from the book Paul Gauguin, written by Nathalia Brodskaya, published by Parkstone International. The only thing that set Gauguin apart from others of his circle was his unorthodox interest in art. It might have been stimulated by the atmosphere in Arosa’s house as the owner loved painting and photography and kept a splendid collection of pictures. A friend of Arosa’s, Nadar was a cartoonist and photographer and it was in his studio that the first exhibition of the Impressionists took place. Gauguin’s passion for art might also have been inherited from his relatives, as there were two artists on his mother’s side: a teacher…