Paul Gauguin
Paul Gauguin
Gauguin in 1891
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a French Post-Impressionist artist. Unappreciated until after his death, Gauguin is now recognized for his experimental use of color and Synthetist style that were distinct from Impressionism
Born
Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin 7 June 1848 Paris, French Second Republic
Died
8 May 1903 (aged 54) Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia
Known for
Painting, sculpture, ceramics, engraving
Spouse(s)
Mette-Sophie Gad ( m. 1873; separated 1894) Teha'amana ( m. 1891; separated 1893)
adultbasic
France
era
1800+
Movement
Post-Impressionism, Primitivism, Synthetism