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| Paul Gauguin (1848–1903) | ||||||||||
| A painter, sculptor, and printmaker, Gauguin was born Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin in Paris and spent part of his childhood in Peru, his mother’s homeland. He worked as a stockbroker from 1872 while pursuing art in his spare time, studying only as an amateur, and met Pissarro in 1874, who, along with Cézanne, influenced his early work. After quitting his job in 1883 to become a full-time artist, he struggled financially, selling his collection to support his family, and in 1886 left for Brittany and then Pont-Aven, joining a community of artists and producing significant works. Between 1887 and 1888 he travelled to Panama and Martinique, and in 1888 he was at Arles, where a quarrel with Van Gogh coincided with Van Gogh’s first mental breakdown. Gauguin eventually developed a personal, Post-Impressionist style, divided into his Breton period at Pont-Aven and Pouldhu, and his ‘Oceanic’ period following his journeys to Martinique, Tahiti, and finally the Dominican Republic. Drawn to colourful, exotic locales from childhood, he sought to capture the emotional and spiritual essence of what he considered ‘primitive’ cultures. He died at Atuona, Hiva Oa, in French Polynesia, and a posthumous exhibition of his work was held at the Salon d’Automne. | ||||||||||
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