Paul Gauguin

French · 1848–1903 · Painter, Printmaker

Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin was a French painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramist, and writer, whose work has been primarily associated with the Post-Impressionist and Symbolist… (Wikipedia)

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Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin was a French painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramist, and writer, whose work has been primarily associated with the Post-Impressionist and Symbolist movements. He was also an influential practitioner of wood engraving and woodcuts as art forms. While only moderately successful during his lifetime, Gauguin has since been recognized for his experimental use of color and Synthetist style that were distinct from Impressionism.

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Born 1848, ParisDied 1903, AtuonaOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Sculptor, Draughtsman, IllustratorWikidata Q37693 ↗ULAN 500011421 ↗Museum works 24

cloisonnismImpressionismPont-Aven SchoolPost-impressionismprimitivismSymbolismsynthetism

Also known as Eugene-Henri Gauguin, Eugene Henri Paul Gauguin, Eugene Henry Paul Gauguin, Gauguin, gauguin paul, Kao-keng, P. gaugin, p. gauguin and 3 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Paul Gauguin, Still Life with Teapot and Fruit — **Still Life with Teapot and Fruit**1896 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Collectio…

Paul Gauguin, Ia Orana Maria (Hail Mary) — **Ia Orana Maria (Hail Mary)**1891 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Sam A. Lewisohn, 1951 — Open Acces…

Paul Gauguin, The Siesta — **The Siesta**ca. 1892–94 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Collectio…

Paul Gauguin, Tahitian Women Bathing — **Tahitian Women Bathing**1892 · Oil on paper, laid down on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection, 1975 — Open Access …

Paul Gauguin, Three Tahitian Women — **Three Tahitian Women**1896 · Oil on wood
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Collectio…

Paul Gauguin, Tahitian Landscape — **Tahitian Landscape**1892 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift, 1939 — Open Access (CC0)

Paul Gauguin, Mahana Atua (Day of the Gods) [recto] — **Mahana Atua (Day of the Gods) [recto]**1894 · woodcut block
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Paul Gauguin, Two Title Pages for "Le Sourire" (Les deux titres du Sourire) [verso] — **Two Title Pages for "Le Sourire" (Les deux titres du Sourire) [verso]**1899 · boxwood woodcut block
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Paul Gauguin, Wayside Shrine in Brittany (Le calvaire Breton) — **Wayside Shrine in Brittany (Le calvaire Breton)**1898-1899 · woodcut on very thin Japan paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Paul Gauguin, Mahana Atua (Day of the Gods) — **Mahana Atua (Day of the Gods)**1894, printed 1921 · woodcut on China paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Paul Gauguin, Tahitian Carrying Bananas (Le porteur de fei) — **Tahitian Carrying Bananas (Le porteur de fei)**in or after 1895 · woodcut
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Paul Gauguin, Te Atua (The Gods) Small Plate [recto] — **Te Atua (The Gods) Small Plate [recto]**in or after 1895 · woodcut in black on very thin Japan paper, mounted face down
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Paul Gauguin, Portret van een jongetje in Tahiti — **Portret van een jongetje in Tahiti**1858 - 1903
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Paul Gauguin, Twee varkens en een hand — **Twee varkens en een hand**1858 - 1903
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Paul Gauguin, Tahiti — **Tahiti**
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Paul Gauguin, Maria met Kind — **Maria met Kind**
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Paul Gauguin, Heads of a Boy and a Man (Self-Portrait?) [verso] — **Heads of a Boy and a Man (Self-Portrait?) [verso]**1884
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Paul Gauguin, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Paul Gauguin, Three Studies of a Man Wearing a Hat [recto] — **Three Studies of a Man Wearing a Hat [recto]**1884
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Paul Gauguin, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Paul Gauguin, A Person Holding an Umbrella and a Seated Man with a Hat and a Glass [verso] — **A Person Holding an Umbrella and a Seated Man with a Hat and a Glass [verso]**1884
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Paul Gauguin, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Paul Gauguin, Head of a Cow [recto] — **Head of a Cow [recto]**1884
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Paul Gauguin, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Paul Gauguin, Two Cow's Heads [verso] — **Two Cow's Heads [verso]**1884
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Paul Gauguin, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Paul Gauguin, Head of a Bearded Man with a Head of a Dog [recto] — **Head of a Bearded Man with a Head of a Dog [recto]**1884
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Paul Gauguin, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

A Bearded Man and a Man in Profile [verso]1884
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Paul Gauguin, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Paul Gauguin, Figure Seated on the Ground [recto] — **Figure Seated on the Ground [recto]**1884
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Paul Gauguin, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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