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Paul Gauguin

Biography

Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (7 June 1848 - 8 May 1903) was a leading Post-Impressionist painter. His bold experimentation with coloring led directly to the Synthetist style of modern art while his expression of the inherent meaning of the subjects in his paintings, under the influence of the cloisonnist style, paved the way to Primitivism and the return to the pastoral. He was also an influential exponent of wood engraving and woodcuts as art forms.

Girl with fan, 1902 (oil on canvas) by Paul Gauguin - print

Girl with fan, 1902 (oil on canvas) by Paul

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Cafe at Arles, 1888 (oil on canvas) by Paul Gauguin - print

Cafe at Arles, 1888 (oil on canvas) by Paul

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Seaweed Gatherers, 1889 (oil on canvas) by Paul Gauguin - print

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Contes Barbares, 1902 (oil on canvas) by Paul Gauguin - print

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The Man with an Axe, 1891 by Paul Gauguin - print

The Man with an Axe, 1891 by Paul Gauguin

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Vairumati, 1897 (oil on canvas) by Paul Gauguin - print

Vairumati, 1897 (oil on canvas) by Paul

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Arearea (The Red Dog), 1892 (oil on canvas) by Paul Gauguin - print

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The Alyscamps, Arles, 1888 (oil on canvas) by Paul Gauguin - print

The Alyscamps, Arles, 1888 (oil on canvas) by

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The Meal (The Bananas), 1891 (oil on canvas) by Paul Gauguin - print

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Pages from 'Noa Noa', 1893-94 by Paul Gauguin - print

Pages from 'Noa Noa', 1893-94 by Paul Gauguin

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Washerwomen at Pont-Aven, 1886 (oil on canvas) by Paul Gauguin - print

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The White Horse, 1898 (oil on canvas) by Paul Gauguin - print

The White Horse, 1898 (oil on canvas) by Paul

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Still life with Oranges, 1881 (oil on canvas) by Paul Gauguin - print

Still life with Oranges, 1881 (oil on canvas

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Garden under Snow, 1879 by Paul Gauguin - print

Garden under Snow, 1879 by Paul Gauguin

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Annah the Javanese, 1893-94 (oil on canvas) by Paul Gauguin - print

Annah the Javanese, 1893-94 (oil on canvas

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Te Arii Vahine (The King's Wife), 1896 by Paul Gauguin - print

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Four Breton Women, 1886 (oil on canvas) by Paul Gauguin - print

Four Breton Women, 1886 (oil on canvas) by

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Still Life with Parrots, 1902 (oil on canvas) by Paul Gauguin - print

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Sunflowers, 1901 by Paul Gauguin - print

Sunflowers, 1901 by Paul Gauguin

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Be Be (The Nativity), 1896 (oil on canvas) by Paul Gauguin - print

Be Be (The Nativity), 1896 (oil on canvas) by

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Landscape at Pont Aven, 1888 (oil on canvas) by Paul Gauguin - print

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The Great Buddha, 1899 by Paul Gauguin - print

The Great Buddha, 1899 by Paul Gauguin

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A Suburban Street, 1884 by Paul Gauguin - print

A Suburban Street, 1884 by Paul Gauguin

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Self portrait, 1902-3 (oil on canvas) by Paul Gauguin - print

Self portrait, 1902-3 (oil on canvas) by Paul

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Still Life with a Fan, c.1889 (oil on canvas) by Paul Gauguin - print

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Haymaking in Brittany, 1888 (oil on canvas) by Paul Gauguin - print

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Breton Peasants, 1894 (oil on canvas) by Paul Gauguin - print

Breton Peasants, 1894 (oil on canvas) by Paul

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Scene from Tahitian Life, 1896 (oil on canvas) by Paul Gauguin - print

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A Canoe (Tahitian Family), 1896 (oil on canvas) by Paul Gauguin - print

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Landscape, 1899 (oil on canvas) by Paul Gauguin - print

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Still Life with Fruit, 1888 (oil on canvas) by Paul Gauguin - print

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