Gauguin

[ goh-gan ]

/ goʊˈgɛ̃ /

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noun

(Eu·gène Hen·ri) Paul

[œ-zhenahn-reepawl], /œˈʒɛn ɑ̃ˈri pɔl/, 1848–1903, French painter.

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How to use Gauguin in a sentence

The pieces include masterpieces by Picasso, Gauguin and Marc Chagall.
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The sultry atmosphere and animal richness of Hindoo art reappeared in Gauguin's wood-cuts.
Musical Portraits|Paul Rosenfeld
One great painter did live in this valley, and died here—Paul Gauguin.
White Shadows in the South Seas|Frederick O'Brien
We walked through the matted grass that sketched upon the fertile soil the shape of that house where Gauguin had painted.
White Shadows in the South Seas|Frederick O'Brien

Next to this workroom was a shelter for the horse and cart, for Gauguin had the only wheeled vehicle in the Marquesas.
White Shadows in the South Seas|Frederick O'Brien
To a considerable extent the influence of Gauguin was literary, and therefore in the long run negligible.
Since Czanne|Clive Bell

British Dictionary definitions for Gauguin

Gauguin

/ (French ɡoɡɛ̃) /

noun

Paul (pɔl). 1848–1903, French postimpressionist painter, who worked in the South Pacific from 1891. Inspired by primitive art, his work is characterized by flat contrasting areas of pure colours

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