Paintings such as The Seed of the Areoi (1892) and The Moon and the Earth (1893) represented the artist’s interpretations of ancient Polynesian myths. Gauguin had a profound interest in non-Western cultures and traditions, and in his works, he often appropriated elements of Japanese, Javanese, and Egyptian art.

Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (/ ɡoʊˈɡæn /; French: [øʒɛn ɑ̃ʁi pɔl ɡoɡɛ̃]; 7 June 1848 – 8 May 1903) was a French painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramist, and writer, whose work has been primarily associated with the Post-Impressionist and Symbolist movements.

Paul Gauguin (1848–1903) was a leading 19th-century Post-Impressionist artist, painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramist and writer. His bold experimentation with color directly influenced modern art in the 20th century while his expression of the inherent meaning of the subjects in his paintings, under the influence of the cloisonnist style ...

Gauguin’s paintings of this time period often included local subjects, such as people or landscapes, in their works. Famous for his friendship with Vincent and Theo Van Gogh, as well as his impact on the French avant-garde and contemporary art, including the works of Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse.

Paul Gauguin is one of the most significant French artists to be initially schooled in Impressionism, but who broke away from its fascination with the everyday world to pioneer a new style of painting broadly referred to as Symbolism.

Paul Gauguin's (1848–1903) famous image as the original Western “savage” was his own embellishment upon reality. That persona was, for him, the modern manifestation of the "natural man" constructed by his idol, the philosopher and writer Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778).

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Along with his contemporaries Vincent van Gogh and Paul Cézanne, Paul Gauguin was a pioneer of modernist art.His use of expressive colors, flat planes, and simplified, distorted forms in paintings, as well as a rough, semi-abstract aesthetic in sculptures and woodcuts, exerted a profound influence on avant-garde artists in the early 20th century, from Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso to the ...

2024年12月30日 · oil painting by French artist Paul Gauguin National Galleries Scotland: NG 1643 245 88 308 1888 Scottish National Gallery: religious art: Pont-Aven School post-impressionism: pardon folk costume of Brittany: The Painter of Sunflowers: painting by Paul Gauguin, Van Gogh Museum Van Gogh Museum: s0225V1962 296 133

Paul Gauguin, the renowned Post-Impressionist painter, is celebrated for his bold and evocative artworks that transport viewers to the lush, tropical landscapes of Tahiti and other Polynesian islands.