Gauguin

American  

[goh-gan] / goʊˈgɛ̃ /

noun

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

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Gauguin British  

/ 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

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Example Sentences

The annals of art history are rife with stories of rivals—Van Gogh and Gauguin, Picasso and Matisse, and countless other artists—that frame their work as competing aesthetic visions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

That's why you go look at a Gauguin, a Matisse, a Basquiat.

From Salon • May 6, 2024

Same goes for SAM’s 2011 Picasso show, one of the highest-attended exhibits in the country that year, and its Gauguin exhibition in 2012.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 19, 2023

Among their stars are cyclists Florian Jouanny, Alexandre Leaute and Heidi Gauguin who all won gold medals at the recent World Championships in Glasgow.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2023

When he's done, Gauguin shows him the finished product.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman