| Style | Post-Impressionism |
| Lived | June 7, 1848 - May 9, 1903 ( 19th century ) |
| Nationality | France |
| Biography |
Paul Gauguin Biography |
| Prints |
Paul Gauguin prints and posters |
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| Paintings |
Gauguin has painted a lot of his paintings in Tahiti ('Women of Tahiti' and 'Tahitian Landscape'). Other works include 'The Yellow Christ' and 'Still Life with a Mandolin'.
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| Quote | "There is always a heavy demand for fresh mediocrity. In every generation the least cultivated taste has the largest appetite."
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| Interesting |
Paul Gauguin spent a couple of years on the isle of Tahiti. The paintings Paul Gauguin made in Tahiti are amongst his most famous work. They were mysterious, yet powerful canvases. Gauguin's mother was of Peruvian descent.
Before painting full-time, Paul Gauguin was an accountant.
Gauguin married a Danish girl, Mette Sophia Gad.
Gauguin died at the age 54, of syphilis on the Island of Hiva Oa in the Marquesas.
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| Links |
The Art Institute of Chicago - A 2001 exhibition about these 2 post-impressionist artists.
Yahoo Directory - Arts > Visual Arts > Painting > Artists > Masters > Gauguin.
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