Paul Gauguin
1848–1903 · Post-Impressionism, Symbolism · 24 works
Gauguin developed a language of broad color areas, defined outlines and symbolic subjects. His career passed through Brittany and the south of France before he worked in Tahiti and the Marquesas. Those journeys shaped the imagery he brought into painting.
Life and work
- 1891
- Leaves Paris for Tahiti
Gauguin traveled to Tahiti to work, returning to Paris in 1893.
- 1901
- Moves to the Marquesas
Gauguin moved from Tahiti to the Marquesas Islands.
24 works · 1870–1902
1870–1890 · 6 works
Walk these 6In the museum: Post-Impressionism room · 2 works
1891–1892 · 9 works
Walk these 9In the museum: Post-Impressionism room · 1 work
1893–1902 · 9 works
Walk these 9In the museum: Post-Impressionism room · 3 works
Merahi metua no Tehamana (Tehamana Has Many Parents or The Ancestors of Tehamana)1893
A Farm in Brittanyca. 1894
Mahana no atua (Day of the God)1894
Noa noa (Fragrant)1894/95
Te atua (The God), from the Noa Noa Suite1894- No te aha oe riri (Why Are You Angry?)1896
Still Life with Teapot and Fruit1896
Polynesian Woman with Children1901
The Call1902
Post-Impressionism · 15 works
Walk these 15In the museum: Post-Impressionism room · 6 works
Symbolism · 1 work
Walk this workOther works · 8 works
Walk these 8Edvard Munch
The Girl by the Window, 1893
Odilon Redon
Flowers: Poppies and Daisies, c. 1867
Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Ad Astra, 1894–96
