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Paul Gauguin Biography
- Full Name:
- Eugene-Henri-Paul Gauguin
- Short Name:
- Gauguin
- Alternative Names:
- Paul Gauguin
- Date of Birth:
- 07 Jun
- Date of Death:
- 08 May
- Focus:
- Paintings, Sculpture
- Mediums:
- Oil, Prints, Wood, Stone
- Subjects:
- Figure, Fantasy, Scenery
- Art Movement:
Post-Impressionism
- Hometown:
Paris, France
Paul Gauguin has one of the most extraordinary biographies of any artist.
His family's exile to Peru when he was just three years old was the start of a colorful and adventurous life that included being a sailor, Parisian stock broker, art collector, laborer, artist and self-styled cast out in Tahiti.
Gauguin's works are hugely influential in the history of modern art, helping to spawn some of the most important artistic movements of the 20th century.
Gauguin's life is also so interesting because in emulating the life of a savage (literally and artistically), he traveled further than any other artist from the reaches of urban Westernization in