Gauguin

[goh-gan]

noun

1. (Eugène Henri) Paul 1848–1903, French painter.

Gauguin

/ ɡoɡɛ̃ /

noun

1. 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

Example Sentences

“Nevermore” is one of Paul Gauguin’s most celebrated paintings — and a pride of the Courtauld Gallery in London.

From New York Times

Prints by Gauguin and Whistler imbibe Hokusai’s blocky colors and flattened spaces.

From New York Times

A strong challenge came from Paul Gauguin, a friend of van Gogh’s, or rather a frenemy.

From New York Times

The couple had seen how the garden handled exhibitions of Marc Chagall, Andy Warhol and Paul Gauguin.

From New York Times

The gallery ceilings have been raised, and the ornate molding that framed the rooms holding Armand Hammer’s collection — which includes works by van Gogh, Gauguin, Monet, Toulouse-Lautrec and Rembrandt — is gone.

From New York Times