ARTIST

Paul Gauguin

1848–1903 · France

Paul Gauguin, the French Post-Impressionist, abandoned a stockbroker's life for art, famously seeking 'refuge from Western civilization' in Tahiti.

ABOUT

Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (; French: [øʒɛn ɑ̃ʁi pɔl ɡoɡɛ̃]; 7 June 1848 – 8 May 1903) was a French painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramist, and writer, whose work has been primarily associated with the Post-Impressionist and Symbolist movements. He was also an influential practitioner of wood engraving and woodcuts as art forms. While only moderately successful during his lifetime, Gauguin has since been recognized for his experimental use of color and Synthetist style that…

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NOTABLE WORKS
Noa Noa 1868 · Art Institute of Chicago Mother and Child (recto); Profile Bust of a Man (verso) 1870 · Cleveland Museum of Art Profile Bust of a Man (verso) 1870 · Cleveland Museum of Art Mother and Child (recto) 1870 · Cleveland Museum of Art Still Life 1870 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art In the Forest, Saint-Cloud I 1873 · Uehara Museum of Modern Art
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