Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin

By Austin Flynn

About Paul Gauguin

• Paul was born on June 7th, 1848, and his death was on May 8th, 1903. He died at the age of 54.

• He suffered from mental and physical illness.

• Paul was depressed from the complicated treatment for syphilis, which led him to attempt suicide in 1898 by swallowing arsenic.

About Paul Gauguin

• Gauguin’s work fell under the Post-Impressionist artistic movement, and later started becoming a leader in the Symbolist movement.

• His art explored the underlying structure of forms along with the elements of art and principles of design.

• Paul didn’t commit to his art until he was 35 in 1888.

Still Life With Teapot And Fruit, 1896Paul GauguinRetrieved from: www.wikipaintings.org on 10/31/2012

Winter Landscape Effect Of Snow Aka Snow At Vaugirard II, 1879Paul GauguinRetrieved from: www.oceansbridge.com on 10/31/2012

Landscape Farmhouse In Arles, 1888Paul GauguinRetrieved from: www.museuma.com on 10/31/2012

Self Portrait Les Miserables, 1888Paul GauguinRetrieved from: www.artcyclopedia.com on 10/31/2012

Fatata Te Miti Aka By The Sea, 1892Paul GauguinRetrieved from: www.nga.gov on 10/31/2012

Two Tahitian Women, 1899Paul GauguinRetrieved from: www.metmuseum.org on 10/31/2012

Aita Parari Te Tamari Vahine Judith Aka Portrait Of Annah The Javanese, 1893Paul GauguinRetrieved from: www.the-athenaeum.org on 10/31/2012

Still Life With Apples Pear And Ceramic Portrait Jug, 1889Paul GauguinRetrieved from: www.paintingmania.com on 10/31/2012

White Horse, 1898Paul GauguinRetrieved from: www.wikipaintings.org on 10/31/2012

Rouen Spring, 1884Paul GauguinRetrieved from: www.artilim.com on 10/31/2012

Blue Trees, 1888Paul GauguinRetrieved from: www.wikipaintings.org on 10/31/2012

The Siesta, 1894Paul GauguinRetrieved from: www.metmuseum.org on 10/31/2012

Pont Aven In The Snow, 1888Paul GauguinRetrieved from: www.the-athenaeum.org on 10/31/2012

Yellow Haystacks Aka Golden Harvest, 1889Paul GauguinRetrieved from: www.museuma.com on 10/31/2012

Still Life With Chinese Peonies And Mandolin, 1885Paul GauguinRetrieved from: www.the-athenaeum.org on 10/31/2012

The Coast Of Bellangenay, 1890Paul GauguinRetrieved from: www.wikipaintings.org on 10/31/2012

Breton Landscape, 1879Paul GauguinRetrieved from: www.wikipaintings.org on 10/31/2012

Village In The Snow, 1894Paul GauguinRetrieved from: www.wikipaintings.org on 10/31/2012

Paul Gauguin’s Vision

• "Art is not a mirror to reflect reality, but a hammer with which to shape it,“ (Paul Gauguin).

About Paul Gauguin

• Van Gogh, Camille Pissarro, Claude Monet, and Auguste Renoir were some of the few Impressionists that influenced him on becoming an artist.

• His desire to become an artist was when he saw the first Impressionist exhibition in 1874.

Video Clips about Paul Gauguin

• Gauguin - The Full Story (YouTube)

• Paul Gauguin: "The Black Pigs" (YouTube)

TEST QUESTIONS

1) Did Paul survive his from his suicide attempt?

2) What was the exact source URL for the painting on slide number 18?

3) What color shirt was the girl in the painting wearing on slide number 15?

REAL TEST QUESTIONS

1) Name one artist that influenced him.2) What artistic movements does he fall into?3) Who is responsible for this painting?