Editing Paul Gauguin (section)

=== Edgar Degas ===
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Although Gauguin made some of his early strides in the world of art under Pissarro, [[Edgar Degas]] was Gauguin's most admired contemporary artist and a great influence on his work from the beginning, with his figures and interiors as well as a carved and painted medallion of singer Valérie Roumi.{{sfn|Cachin|1992|pp=16, 19, 123}} He had a deep reverence for Degas' artistic dignity and tact.{{sfn|Cachin|1992|p=17}} It was Gauguin's healthiest, longest-lasting friendship, spanning his entire artistic career until his death.

In addition to being one of his earliest supporters, including buying Gauguin's work and persuading dealer [[Paul Durand-Ruel]] to do the same, there was never a public support for Gauguin more unwavering than from Degas.{{sfn|Cachin|1992|p=16}} Gauguin also purchased work from Degas in the early to mid-1870s and his own [[monotyping]] predilection was probably influenced by Degas' advancements in the medium.<ref>Figura, Childs, Foster & Mosier (2014), 26.</ref>

[[File:Paul Gauguin, Arearea no Varua Ino (Words of the Devil) (recto), 1894, NGA 11586.jpg|thumb|upright|Paul Gauguin, Arearea no Varua Ino,1894, watercolour monotype on Japan paper, owned originally by Degas, [[National Gallery of Art]]]]
Gauguin's Durand-Ruel exhibition in November 1893, which Degas chiefly organized, received mixed reviews. Among the mocking were [[Claude Monet]], [[Pierre-Auguste Renoir]] and former friend Pissarro. Degas, however, praised his work, purchasing ''{{Interlanguage link|Te faaturuma|es|3=La Melancolía}}'' and admiring the exotic sumptuousness of Gauguin's conjured folklore.{{sfn|Cachin|1992|pp=85, 95}}<ref>Stuckey p. 231.</ref><ref>Ann Dumas (ed.), {{Google books|NZt2oj5S-wQC|The Private Collection of Edgar Degas, Volume 1|page=57|plainurl=}}. At n. 252, the text says Degas said he purchased it later at Vollard's gallery.</ref> In appreciation, Gauguin presented Degas with ''The Moon and the Earth'', one of the exhibited paintings that had attracted the most hostile criticism.<ref name= Dumas /> Gauguin's late canvas ''Riders on the Beach'' (two versions) recalls Degas' horse pictures that he started in the 1860s, specifically ''Racetrack'' and ''Before the Race'', testifying to his enduring effect on Gauguin.{{sfn|Cachin|1992|p=123}} Degas later purchased two paintings at Gauguin's 1895 auction to raise funds for his final trip to Tahiti. These were ''Vahine no te vi (Woman with a Mango)'' and the version Gauguin painted of [[Édouard Manet]]'s '' [[Olympia (Manet)|Olympia]]''.<ref name= Dumas>Ann Dumas (ed.), {{Google books|NZt2oj5S-wQC|The Private Collection of Edgar Degas, Volume 1|page= 56|plainurl=}}.</ref><ref>Stuckey p. 260.</ref>