Paul Gauguin

Gauguin uses flat areas of intense colour with bold dark outlines, inspired by stained glass and Japanese prints. Look for Tahitian subjects, a primitive spiritual mood, simplified forms, and lush exotic settings.

Paul Gauguin (1848–1903) was a painter from France, associated with Post-Impressionism.

The generation after Impressionism — bolder colour, firmer structure, and intense personal expression. Post-Impressionism →

More Post-Impressionism painters: Vincent van Gogh, Paul Cézanne, Georges Seurat, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.

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