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Gauguin, Paul

Paul Gauguin born 7.6.1848 in Paris - died 8.5.1903 in Atuona on Hiva Oa (Marquesas Islands) 

"... of life nothing but its sweetnessße."  

Gauguin was the main representative of French post-impressionist art and an early dropout from bourgeois life. He developed a style of painting and imagery that had a great influence on the "Nabis", the symbolism that Fauves had- Gauguin was an important pioneer of Expressionism. Paul Gauguin began painting in 1876 as an autodidact, made early acquaintance with Camille Pissarro, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas and exhibited his paintings together with them. In 1873 he married Mette-Sophie Gad, with whom he later had five children. In 1882 Paul Gauguin gave up his profession as a bank clerk and stockbroker and devoted himself exclusively to painting. At first he lived with his family in Rouen, later after the separation in Pont Aven. The Breton fishing village was a popular meeting place for artists, and the "School of Pont-Aven" was born here. On his long search for the simple, original life, he embarked for Panama in April 1887. "I am going to Panama to live like a savage," he wrote to Mette Gauguin in early April 1887. But after only one year, financial hardship forced him to return to Europe. In 1888 he worked briefly with Vincent van Gogh in Arles, but this failed due to his mental illness.

From 1891 to 1893, Gauguin lived in Haiti. He immersed himself in the myths of the Polynesians and did not want to admit the bitter reality of the supposed paradise behind the folkloric façade. He created numerous paintings with Tahitian motifs. However, they do not reflect the Tahiti that surrounded Gauguin, but the colorful, exotic world he had dreamed of. Returning to France, Gauguin suffered many strokes of fate and his "tropical paintings" brought him no success. From 1895 to 1901 Gauguin returned to Tahiti, painted and lived in seclusion in a hut. In satirical magazines he railed against the officials of the colonial administration and against missionaries. During this time, the art world in Europe gradually became aware of Gauguin's work. A contract with the important art dealer Ambroise Vollard secured him a modest but regular income. In 1901 he moved to the Marquesas Islands, as Tahiti had become too European for him. There he died at the age of 54 on 8 May 1903.

In addition to his paintings, drawings and watercolors, the artist left numerous woodcuts, ceramics and sculptures. Gauguin's painting style was characterized by Japanese woodblock prints with solidified forms, flat paint application and clear contrasts. He painted in bright colors, often without shadows in decorative and flat figure compositions. The simple, "paradisiacal" life and nature determined his choice of motifs. Gauguin did not shy away from depicting biblical themes in tropical surroundings.

In Gauguin's paintings, his dream of a paradisiacal life lives on.

Importante Recent exhibitions: Fondation Beyerle near Basel, 8. February - June 28, 2015.
Film: GAUGUIN
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Text © Jürgen Banse, 2017

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Paul Gauguin: Two Tahitian Women. PARAU API (Anything New?)
Two Tahitian Women. PARAU API (Anything New?)
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Paul Gauguin: NAVA NAVA MAHANA
NAVA NAVA MAHANA
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Paul Gauguin: Die Alyscamps in Arles.
Die Alyscamps in Arles.
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Paul Gauguin: Nafea Faa Ipoipo (When Will You Marry?).
Nafea Faa Ipoipo (When Will You Marry?).
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Paul Gauguin: Still Life with Three Little Dogs
Still Life with Three Little Dogs
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Paul Gauguin: Riders on the Beach
Riders on the Beach
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Paul Gauguin: Barbarian Tales (Contes Barbares)
Barbarian Tales (Contes Barbares)
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Paul Gauguin: Breton Peasant Women (Les Quatre Bretonnes)
Breton Peasant Women (Les Quatre Bretonnes)
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Paul Gauguin: Conversation in Tahiti (Les Parau Parau)
Conversation in Tahiti (Les Parau Parau)
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Paul Gauguin: Coastal Landscape on Martinique (tropical Vegetation)
Coastal Landscape on Martinique (tropical Vegetation)
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Paul Gauguin: MATAMOE (death). Landscape with Peacocks
MATAMOE (death). Landscape with Peacocks
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Paul Gauguin: Siesta. An
Siesta. An
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Paul Gauguin: Ta Matete (the Market)
Ta Matete (the Market)
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Paul Gauguin: Tahitian Pastoral
Tahitian Pastoral
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Paul Gauguin: Two Tahitian Women
Two Tahitian Women
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Paul Gauguin: AHA OE FEII? (Are You Jealous?)
AHA OE FEII? (Are You Jealous?)
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Paul Gauguin: Aita Tamari Vahine (La Javanaise).
Aita Tamari Vahine (La Javanaise).
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Paul Gauguin: Act Between Waves
Act Between Waves
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Paul Gauguin: Arearea (Der Rote Hund)
Arearea (Der Rote Hund)
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Paul Gauguin: Farmhouses at the Foot of Mont Sainte-Marguerite
Farmhouses at the Foot of Mont Sainte-Marguerite
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Paul Gauguin: Mountains in Tahiti.
Mountains in Tahiti.
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Paul Gauguin: Flowers in a Vase and a Canteen. After
Flowers in a Vase and a Canteen. After
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Paul Gauguin: Flowers in a Vase
Flowers in a Vase
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Paul Gauguin: Hello, Mr. Gauguin
Hello, Mr. Gauguin
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Paul Gauguin: Breton Farmers in Conversation
Breton Farmers in Conversation
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Paul Gauguin: Breton Seaweed Gatherers
Breton Seaweed Gatherers
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Paul Gauguin: Breton Girl
Breton Girl
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Paul Gauguin: Clovis. An
Clovis. An
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Paul Gauguin: The Blue Roof or Farmhouse in Pouldu
The Blue Roof or Farmhouse in Pouldu
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Paul Gauguin: The Canoe; Family in Tahiti
The Canoe; Family in Tahiti
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Paul Gauguin: The Life and the Death
The Life and the Death
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Paul Gauguin: Das Menschliche Leid / Human Miseries. 1889 ()
Das Menschliche Leid / Human Miseries. 1889 ()
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Paul Gauguin: The White House (La Maison Blache)
The White House (La Maison Blache)
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Paul Gauguin: The White Horse
The White Horse
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Paul Gauguin: The Yellow Christ
The Yellow Christ
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Paul Gauguin: The Young Man with the Flower
The Young Man with the Flower
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Paul Gauguin: The Man with the Axe
The Man with the Axe
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Paul Gauguin: The Swineherd
The Swineherd
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Paul Gauguin: The Dream. Tahitian
The Dream. Tahitian
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Paul Gauguin: The Schuffenecker Family
The Schuffenecker Family
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Paul Gauguin: The King's Wife
The King's Wife
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Paul Gauguin: The Nativity (TE TAMARI NO ATUA)
The Nativity (TE TAMARI NO ATUA)
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Paul Gauguin: The Holy Night.
The Holy Night.
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Paul Gauguin: The Hay Makers
The Hay Makers
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Paul Gauguin: The Sewing Suzanne
The Sewing Suzanne
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