Gauguin

[ goh-gan ]

/ goʊˈgɛ̃ /

noun

(Eu·gène Hen·ri) Paul

[œ-zhen ahn-ree pawl] /œˈʒɛn ɑ̃ˈri pɔl/, 1848–1903, French painter.

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Examples from the Web for gauguin

The pieces include masterpieces by Picasso, Gauguin and Marc Chagall.
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It is important to note that Gauguin was thirty-five years of age when he came to this decision.
Paul Gauguin, His Life and Art|John Gould Fletcher
To a considerable extent the influence of Gauguin was literary, and therefore in the long run negligible.
Since Czanne|Clive Bell
When Gauguin arrived on the scene, the reaction was already taking place.
Paul Gauguin, His Life and Art|John Gould Fletcher

All this was not suspected by Gauguin at the time, nor for years afterwards.
Paul Gauguin, His Life and Art|John Gould Fletcher
Paris with her art-theories had nothing now to teach Gauguin.
Paul Gauguin, His Life and Art|John Gould Fletcher

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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