Gauguin and van Gogh are termed Post-Impressionists.
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Answer 2:
He was disappointed that the European public did not appreciate his art. Also his marriage in Denmark did not work.
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.
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.
by using bold color and organic lines and shapes
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.
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.