Paul Gauguin
Post-Impressionist painter of exotic and primitive subjects
Paul Gauguin was a French Post-Impressionist artist who was not well appreciated until after his death. He is now recognized for his experimental use of color and Synthetist style.
Works
Mahana no atua (Day of the God)
Oil on linen canvas, 1894
Mahana no atua (Day of the God) (1894) by Paul Gauguin. Oil on linen canvas.
Arlésiennes (Mistral)
Oil on jute canvas, 1888
Arlésiennes (Mistral) (1888) by Paul Gauguin. Oil on jute canvas.
Merahi metua no Tehamana (Tehamana Has Many Parents or The Ancestors of Tehamana)
Oil on jute canvas, 1893
Merahi metua no Tehamana (Tehamana Has Many Parents or The Ancestors of Tehamana) (1893) by Paul Gauguin. Oil on jute canvas.
No te aha oe riri (Why Are You Angry?)
Oil on jute canvas, 1896
No te aha oe riri (Why Are You Angry?) (1896) by Paul Gauguin. Oil on jute canvas.
Polynesian Woman with Children
Oil on linen canvas, 1901
Polynesian Woman with Children (1901) by Paul Gauguin. Oil on linen canvas.
Te raau rahi (The Big Tree)
Oil on jute canvas, 1891
Te raau rahi (The Big Tree) (1891) by Paul Gauguin. Oil on jute canvas.
Woman in Front of a Still Life by Cezanne
Oil on linen canvas, 1890
Woman in Front of a Still Life by Cezanne (1890) by Paul Gauguin. Oil on linen canvas.
Te burao (The Hibiscus Tree)
Oil on canvas, 1892
Te burao (The Hibiscus Tree) (1892) by Paul Gauguin. Oil on canvas.
Exhibitions & Events
Gauguin: Artist as Alchemist
Art Institute of Chicago · Solo
Volpini Exhibition
Café des Arts, Paris · Group