Gauguin

[goh-gan]

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

Contemporary Examples of gauguin

The pieces include masterpieces by Picasso, Gauguin and Marc Chagall.
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Historical Examples of gauguin

Gauguin and Van Gogh knew that there was someone nobler than the peasant.
The Letters of a Post-Impressionist
Vincent Van Gogh
And now what did the admirable Gauguin have to do with all this?
The Letters of a Post-Impressionist
Vincent Van Gogh
I still believe that Gauguin and I will one day work together.
The Letters of a Post-Impressionist
Vincent Van Gogh
And has not Gauguin, for his part, ever thought of painting your portrait?
The Letters of a Post-Impressionist
Vincent Van Gogh
Even Gauguin is greatly indebted to the South for his talent.
The Letters of a Post-Impressionist
Vincent Van Gogh

British Dictionary definitions for gauguin

Gauguin

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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