In 1889, Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) organized the independent 'L'Exposition de Peintures du Groupe Impressionniste et Synth?siste' at Caf? Volpini with his followers on the occasion of the Paris World's Fair. The French artist presented an extraordinary portfolio of prints in this framework for the first time: the so-called 'Suite Volpini', an ensemble of eleven lithographs printed on radiant yellow paper. nThe publication examines the year 1889 as a defining moment in Gauguin's development in which his autonomous, revolutionary new painting style and the central motifs of his work were unmistakably formed. It reconstructs the Volpini exhibition in the process, demonstrating the radicality of the works produced by Gauguin's artistic circle. The 'Suite Volpini' - for Gauguin a visual r?sum? that was intended to advertize his role as the founder of a new style - will be comprehensively described and seen in the context of the artist's related paintings, woodcuts, ceramics, prints, and drawings.nnIk, Paul Gauguin. De doorbraak van moderniteit in het Van Gogh Museum te Amsterdam. In 1889 exposeerde Paul Gauguin op de Parijse Wereldtentoonstelling een serie prenten bij het Caf? des Arts van mijnheer Volpini, hiertoe gestimuleerd door Theo van Gogh. Deze serie wordt ook wel de Volpini-suite genoemd. Op de tentoonstelling biedt deze Volpini-suite de mogelijkheid om Gauguin's verschillende thema's en periodes te laten zien in verschillende media, als schilderijen, sculpturen, tekeningen en grafiek.