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Paul Gauguin

This category includes questions about the life and work of French Post-Impressionist painter Paul Gauguin. He attracted attention by not being able to live with Vincent van Gogh and died on a distant island in the Pacific.

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Did Paul Gauguin use oil pastels?

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No, he used oil paint.

Did Paul Gauguin have leprosy?

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No, reportedly he had syphillis.

What is the most expensive Paul Gauguin painting?

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9999999999 milli0on pounds

What phrase best describes Paul Gauguin's style?

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Gauguin and van Gogh are termed Post-Impressionists.

Why did Paul Gauguin leave France for Tahiti in 1891?

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The most beautiful girls, and cheap living !

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He was disappointed that the European public did not appreciate his art. Also his marriage in Denmark did not work.

What did Paul Gauguin want to find in primitive art?

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When Gauguin went to Tahiti he hoped to find a pure society that was untouched by Western culture, unfortunately that's not what he found. However, he sought out what he envisioned as authentic native culture and painted it. The desire in his art was to show traditional Tahitian culture.

How did Gauguin influenced modern art?

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He was influenced by van Gogh and Cézanne.

No, it is actually the other way around: van Gogh was influenced by Gauguin.

Gauguin, however, was very much influenced by Emile Bernard.

How did Post-Impressionist artist Paul Gauguin convey emotion in Ia Orana Maria?

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by using bold color and organic lines and shapes

How did Paul Gauguin get famous?

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He was a stock-broker, first in France, then in Denmark.

Where did Paul Gauguin live most of his life?

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He lived in Paris, in Copenhagen, in Tahiti and finally on one of the Marquesas Islands.

Paul Gauguin lived in Papeete on the island of Tahiti in the Society Islands, and later in Atuona on the island of Hiva Oa in the Marquesas, where he died. Both of these are in the country of French Polynesia.

How many paintings did Paul Gauguin sell?

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On May 3, 2011, a Paul Gauguin wooden bust of a young Tahitian woman, "Jeune Tahitienne," was sold for $11.3 million.

In February, 2011, a Gauguin painting was offered for $10 million, but found no buyers.

What style did Paul Gauguin use?

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He is called a post-impressionist.

How does Paul Gauguin use colour in painting?

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Bold, expressive colors, not realistic.

When was Paul Gauguin born?

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Paul Gauguin was born on June 7, 1848

Where did Paul Gauguin paint?

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In France, Tahiti and the Marquesas Islands.

Where can you find paul gauguin art work?

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post-impressionist

Paintings and wooden sculpture.

Did Paul Gauguin sign all his work?

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No, not all of it.

How did Paul Gauguin learn sculpture?

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He was self-taught.