Paul Gauguin
Paul Gauguin was a French Post-Impressionist painter (1848–1903) known for bold colors, simplified forms, and scenes of Tahitian life.
He abandoned a career in finance and his family to pursue art, eventually settling in French Polynesia.
His work influenced Symbolism, Primitivism, and later modern art movements.
The museum's Gauguin collection draws visitors from around the world.
Idealization of pre-modern life
- exoticismAllure of the unfamiliar
- spiritualityConnection to the sacred
- mythologyBody of traditional tales
- sensualityPursuit of physical pleasure
paradise · innocence · noble savage · escape · symbolism · mystery · dreams · religion
Eastern Oceania's island groups
- MarquesasRemote Polynesian island chain
- PacificEarth's vastest ocean
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- paradiseIdeal, blissful place
island · native · pareo · tiki · colonial · voyage · exile · primitivism
One who applies pigment
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- paletteSurface for mixing pigments
- brushstrokesMarks left by painting
- oil paintPigment bound with linseed
woodcut · ceramics · sculpture · self-portrait · still life · landscape · portrait · masterpiece
Peninsula in northwest France
- PeruPacific coast republic
- merchant marineCivilian ships for commerce
- stockbrokerSecurities transaction agent
- povertySevere lack of resources
abandonment · syphilis · death · Copenhagen · Panama · Martinique · self-exile · scandal
Art emphasizing ideas over reality
- flatnessAbsence of slope
- bold outlinesThick boundary lines
- decorativeServing to beautify
- color fieldArt of saturated expanses
primitivism
Idealization of pre-modern life
- exoticismAllure of the unfamiliar
- spiritualityConnection to the sacred
- mythologyBody of traditional tales
sensuality · paradise · innocence · noble savage · escape · symbolism · mystery · dreams · religion · femininity
Polynesia
Eastern Oceania's island groups
paradise · island · native · pareo · tiki · colonial · voyage · exile · primitivism · mythology
painter
One who applies pigment
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- paletteSurface for mixing pigments
- brushstrokesMarks left by painting
oil paint · woodcut · ceramics · sculpture · self-portrait · still life · landscape · portrait · masterpiece · exhibition
Brittany
Peninsula in northwest France
- PeruPacific coast republic
- merchant marineCivilian ships for commerce
- stockbrokerSecurities transaction agent
poverty · abandonment · syphilis · death · Copenhagen · Panama · Martinique · self-exile · scandal · tragic
Symbolism
Art emphasizing ideas over reality
- flatnessAbsence of slope
- bold outlinesThick boundary lines
- decorativeServing to beautify
- artistsPablo Picasso, painter, artist, illustrators, Leonardo da Vinci
- Cruise LinesCarnival Cruise, Disney Cruise Line, Norwegian, Costa, Cunard
- Post-ImpressionismVincent van Gogh, Seurat, pointillism, Starry Night, Bedroom in Arles
- TahitiTahiti, Bora Bora, black pearl, overwater bungalow, pareo
- Marquesastiki, tikis, Herman Melville
- primitivismprimitivism, tribal art, indigenous art, naive art, outsider art
Paul Gauguinphotorealism
Art imitating camera accuracy
realist painting · naturalism · Paul Signac · Norman Rockwell
Paul Gauguinindustrialist
Major manufacturing business owner
Paul GauguinPaul Signac