Gauguin
(Eu·gène Hen·ri) Paul [œ-zhenahn-reepawl], /œˈʒɛn ɑ̃ˈri pɔl/, 1848–1903, French painter.
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The pieces include masterpieces by Picasso, Gauguin and Marc Chagall.
Italian Autoworker Discovers Stolen Masterpieces on His Kitchen Wall | Barbie Latza Nadeau | April 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe sultry atmosphere and animal richness of Hindoo art reappeared in Gauguin's wood-cuts.
Musical Portraits | Paul RosenfeldOne great painter did live in this valley, and died here—Paul Gauguin.
White Shadows in the South Seas | Frederick O'BrienWe 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'BrienNext 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
/ (French ɡoɡɛ̃) /
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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