Paul Gauguin
French, 1848–1903
Born in Paris; died in Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands.
Gauguin worked as a Paris stockbroker and collected the Impressionists before taking up painting full time in the 1880s, showing in the last five Impressionist exhibitions. At Pont-Aven in Brittany he developed a style of flat colour and bold outline, and in 1888 he spent nine turbulent weeks with Van Gogh in Arles. Seeking a simpler world, he sailed for Tahiti in 1891 and spent most of his remaining years in French Polynesia, dying in the Marquesas.
Written by Ochre Editions.
- In the collection
- 10 worksDated 1888–1904
- Mostly
- Painting, Drawings, Drawing and Watercolor
- Movement
- Post-ImpressionismArtists who kept Impressionism's colour but pushed towards structure, symbol and feeling.
