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PAUL GAUGIN

Post-Impressionism. PAUL GAUGIN. 1848 – 1903. PAUL GAUGUIN. Where was he born? Where did he live? What was his hobby? With whom did he exhibit Whose works did he acquire?. Life as a Painter. Under whom did he work? Who influenced Gauguin?. Peasant drinking coffee – Pissarro - 1881.

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PAUL GAUGIN

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  1. Post-Impressionism PAUL GAUGIN 1848 – 1903

  2. PAUL GAUGUIN • Where was he born? • Where did he live? • What was his hobby? • With whom did he exhibit • Whose works did he acquire?

  3. Life as a Painter • Under whom did he work? • Who influenced Gauguin? Peasant drinking coffee – Pissarro - 1881

  4. MOVES • Gauguin lived in several places • Where did he live? Jacob Wrestling with the Angel (Vision after the Sermon – 1886)

  5. INFLUENCES • Impressionist • Developed his own style • Synthetism Van Gogh Painting Sunflowers 1888 (he was staying at Arles with van Gogh)

  6. INFLUENCES • What were the three most important influences? Portrait of Woman with Cezanne Still Life - 1890

  7. INFLUENCES • Presented an exotic, mythological, primitive and sentimental world to him • Technique became more simplified • Emotions became more involved

  8. Jacob Wrestling with the Angel (Vision after the Sermon – 1886)

  9. Gauguin & van Gogh • Gauguin joined van Gogh in Arles in 1888, but the visit was brief • He returned to Paris in December 1888 after a fall-out with van Gogh • Spent most of 1889 in Brittany • He felt like a misunderstood outsider • April 1891 left for Tahiti Night Café - 1888

  10. La Belle Angele - 1889

  11. The Yellow Christ – 1889

  12. SELF - PORTRAITS Self-Portrait: Les Miserables - 1888 Self-Portrait with Halo - 1889

  13. SELF - PORTRAITS Self-portrait - 1893 Self-Portrait with Idol - 1893

  14. IN TAHITI On the Beach - 1891

  15. IN TAHITI • Lush tropical growth • Boldly patterned, brightly coloured clothes • Pagan superstitions • Dark outline softened • Slightly modelled figures • Colour most important Two Tahitian Women with Mango Blossoms - 1899

  16. IN TAHITI Spirit of the Dead Watching - 1892

  17. Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going? 1897 • Despair before attempted suicide • Read from right to left • Birth, women around baby, Idol – mystery of religion, central mango picker, Tree of life • Sombre, mood of pessimism

  18. Towards the End • Gauguin had several young Tahitian lovers, the last a 14 year old who bore his child • Suffered from syphilis which caused complications • Died in 1903 Bretton Peasants 1894

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