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Paul Gauguin

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Paul Gauguin , 1848-1903, French painter and woodcut artist, b. Paris; son of a journalist and a French-Peruvian mother. Early Life Gauguin was first a sailor, then a successful stockbroker in Paris. In 1874 he began to paint on weekends. By the age of 35, with the encouragement of Camille Pissarro, he devoted himself completely to his art, having given up his position and separated (1885) from his wife and five children. Allying himself with the Impressionists, he exhibited with them from 1879 to 1886. The next year he sailed for Panama and Martinique. In protest against the ... Read more
Paul Gauguin
Encyclopedia of World Biography Paul Gauguin The French painter and sculptor Paul Gauguin (1848-1903), seeking exotic environments, first in France...ways, evoking in the process a mysterious, personal world. Paul Gauguin was born in Paris on June 7, 1848, to a French father... Read more
Gauguin, Paul
U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography Paul Gauguin Born: June 7, 1848 Paris, France Died...sculptor The French painter and sculptor Paul Gauguin sought exotic environments, first in...personal world in the process. Early life Paul Gauguin was born in Paris, France, on June 7... Read more

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Analysis: Disagreement over whether Paul Gauguin should be judged on the basis of his sexual misconduct or for his art alone
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Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 6/21/2002; ; 700+ words ; 00-00-0000 Paul Gauguin's timeless world -- Exhibit a true star of summer By JOHN ZEAMAN...535-7710. HOW MUCH: $10, seniors and students $5, children free. In 1902, Paul Gauguin, sick and impoverished, wrote to a friend from the Marquesas Islands... Read more
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Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 2/29/2004; ; 700+ words ; Paul Gauguin's sojourns in French Polynesia are among...storied episodes in the history of art. "Gauguin Tahiti," which opens today at the Museum...is far more complex. In leaving Paris, Gauguin wasn't trying to escape civilization as... Read more
She is me: Tristan, Gauguin and the dialectics of colonial identity.(Flora Tristan, grandmother of the painter, Paul Gauguin)(Biography)
Magazine article from: The Romanic Review; 1/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...Tristan's grandson was the painter, Paul Gauguin. Somewhat less frequently, art historians point out that Paul Gauguin's grandmother was the feminist...social vision, Flora Tristan and Paul Gauguin sought to complicate the notions... Read more
Tropical Feast.(Paul Gauguin)
Magazine article from: Newsweek International; 10/20/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...of Tahiti in 1897, French artist Paul Gauguin prepared for death. Suffering from...were probably caused by syphilis, Gauguin threw himself into painting what...sums. Now, to mark the centenary of Gauguin's actual death (in 1903, of an aneurysm... Read more
Gauguin's ticket to the sun; Paul Gauguin died in Tahiti nearly a century ago. But what is left of the islands he loved? Brian Vinewent in search of an idyll in the South Pacific.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 9/18/2002; ; 614 words ; ...anniversary of the death of Eugene Henri Paul Gauguin at the age of 54. His search for...found. Each Saturday, the M.S. Paul Gauguin sails from the main quay in Tahiti...200-strong crew. From the shore the Paul Gauguin looks as bright as a beacon against... Read more
Woman with a fan: Paul Gauguin's heavenly Vairaumati--a parable of immortality.(essay)(Critical essay)
Magazine article from: The Art Bulletin; 9/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...superficial, figurative, mysterious of a parable.--Paul Gauguin to Andre Fontainas, August 1899 (1) Paul Gauguin arrived in September 1901 in the Marquesas...are mentioned in the modern literature on Gauguin, their presence is commonly invoked to expose... Read more
Paul Gauguin: On the Beaten Path;At the Walters Art Gallery, Tracing The Common Quest for the Exotic
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 11/20/1994; ; 700+ words ; ...stories of early modern painting: Paul Gauguin, a stockbroker, throws away his...altering forever, the history of art. "Gauguin and the School of Pont-Aven," the...Moon and Sixpence" legend. The Gauguin encountered here is less a loner... Read more
Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Creative Art-The Case of Paul Gauguin
Magazine article from: PSYART; 1/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; The personal excesses of Paul Gauguin are relatively well-known. This paper argues that Gauguin was suffering from a disorder...particularly in the later years. Gauguin's narcissism is readily apparent...grandiose fantasies. keywords: Gauguin, personality disorder, narcissism...approaches to ... Read more

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Free Article An island paradise in Boston.(Art)(Boston Museum of Fine Arts exhibition of paintings by Paul Gauguin)
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