Paul Gauguin

(French, 1848–1903)

Paul Gauguin was a French Post-Impressionist painter whose work made a lasting impact on 20th-century art. Employing a palette of both naturalistic and bright colors, Gauguin structured his works with Symbolist imagery, flat patterns, and modeled volumes like those of Paul Cézanne. “Don't paint too much directly from nature. Art is an abstraction,” he once proclaimed. “Study nature then brood on it and treasure the creation which will result, which is the only way to ascend towards God.” Born on June 7, 1848 in Paris, France, at the age of three he and his family moved to Lima, Peru only to return to France four years later. The young Gauguin worked as a stockbroker in Paris before embarking on a career in painting. His early works were clearly indebted to Impressionism, but Gauguin soon broke with the style. Having moved to the village of Pont-Aven in the Brittany region of France, the artist began depicting the local Breton population in their distinctive garb, as seen in his work Vision after the Sermon (1888). Gauguin notably spent 9 weeks living and working alongside Vincent van Gogh in the Provençal town of Arles. Disillusioned with France, Gauguin ventured to the Tahiti and the neighboring islands, where he infamously took up with indigenous women, painting them nude in mysterious scenes. Gauguin died of a syphilis related illness on May 8, 1903 in Atuona, French Polynesia at the age of 54. Today, the artist’s works are held in the collections of the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, and the Tate Gallery in London, among others.

Paul Gauguin News

Art Bites: How a $20-Million Art Sale Was Won in a Game of Rock Paper Scissors

Art Bites: How a $20-Million Art Sale Was Won in a Game of Rock Paper Scissors

by Richard Whiddington
Best Frenemies: 5 Notorious Rivalries in Art History

Best Frenemies: 5 Notorious Rivalries in Art History

by Jo Lawson-Tancred
From a Rare Klimt Still Life to a Paradoxical Magritte, Here's Our Insider's Guide to the Key Lots of New York's $1.3 Billion Spring Auctions

From a Rare Klimt Still Life to a Paradoxical Magritte, Here's Our Insider's Guide to the Key Lots of New York's $1.3 Billion Spring Auctions

by Eileen Kinsella
Sotheby's Will Offer Four Newly Restituted Impressionist Works by Renoir, Gauguin, and Cézanne in Its Marquee May Auctions

Sotheby's Will Offer Four Newly Restituted Impressionist Works by Renoir, Gauguin, and Cézanne in Its Marquee May Auctions

by Eileen Kinsella

Paul Gauguin Artworks

Artworks for Sale &
Auction Results

Paul Gauguin (3,032 results)
MARURU, 1893–1894

After Paul Gauguin

MARURU, 1893–1894

Sale Date: May 3, 2022

Auction Closed

TE PO, 1893–1894

After Paul Gauguin

TE PO, 1893–1894

Sale Date: May 3, 2022

Auction Closed

L'UNIVERS EST CRÉÉ, 1893–1894

After Paul Gauguin

L'UNIVERS EST CRÉÉ, 1893–1894

Sale Date: May 3, 2022

Auction Closed

PORTRAIT DE STÉPHANE MALARMÉ, 1891

Paul Gauguin

PORTRAIT DE STÉPHANE MALARMÉ, 1891

Sale Date: May 3, 2022

Auction Closed

MISÈRES HUMAINES, 1889

Paul Gauguin

MISÈRES HUMAINES, 1889

Sale Date: May 3, 2022

Auction Closed

Pastorales Martinique, 1889

Paul Gauguin

Pastorales Martinique, 1889

Sale Date: May 18, 2022

Auction Closed

Les Cigales et les fourmis – Souvenir de la..., 1903

Paul Gauguin

Les Cigales et les fourmis – Souvenir de la..., 1903

Sale Date: May 18, 2022

Auction Closed

Maruru

Paul Gauguin

Maruru

Sale Date: April 30, 2022

Auction Closed

Le Porteur de Fei (Guerin 64; Mongan,..., 1898–1899

Paul Gauguin

Le Porteur de Fei (Guerin 64; Mongan,..., 1898–1899

Sale Date: April 21, 2022

Auction Closed

Portrait de Stéphane Mallarmé (G. 14,..., 1891

Paul Gauguin

Portrait de Stéphane Mallarmé (G. 14,..., 1891

Sale Date: April 20, 2022

Auction Closed

Les Vieilles filles à Arles [Mongan,..., 1900

Paul Gauguin

Les Vieilles filles à Arles [Mongan,..., 1900

Sale Date: April 21, 2022

Auction Closed

Masque de femme, 1893–1895

After Paul Gauguin

Masque de femme, 1893–1895

Sale Date: March 31, 2022

Auction Closed

SUITE DE DESSINS originaux avec..., 1889–1890

Paul Gauguin

SUITE DE DESSINS originaux avec..., 1889–1890

Sale Date: April 5, 2022

Auction Closed

Ia Orana Maria (I salute you Maria), 1894–1895

Paul Gauguin

Ia Orana Maria (I salute you Maria), 1894–1895

Sale Date: April 5, 2022

Auction Closed

Te Atua. 1893-94, 1893–1894

Paul Gauguin

Te Atua. 1893-94, 1893–1894

Sale Date: March 26, 2022

Auction Closed

Parahi te marae - Là est le temple

Paul Gauguin

Parahi te marae - Là est le temple

Sale Date: March 24, 2022

Auction Closed

Deux Tahitiennes, 1894

Paul Gauguin

Deux Tahitiennes, 1894

Sale Date: March 25, 2022

Auction Closed

Te Atua (The Gods), from Noa Noa, 1894–1895

Paul Gauguin

Te Atua (The Gods), from Noa Noa, 1894–1895

Sale Date: March 29, 2022

Auction Closed

Pot à la petite bretonne couronnée, 1886

Paul Gauguin

Pot à la petite bretonne couronnée, 1886

Sale Date: March 30, 2022

Auction Closed

Pot à la petite gardienne de moutons, 1883

Paul Gauguin

Pot à la petite gardienne de moutons, 1883

Sale Date: March 30, 2022

Auction Closed

Misères Humaines (G. 5; K. 11), 1889

Paul Gauguin

Misères Humaines (G. 5; K. 11), 1889

Sale Date: March 16, 2022

Auction Closed

Les Laveuses (G. 6; K. 10), 1889

Paul Gauguin

Les Laveuses (G. 6; K. 10), 1889

Sale Date: March 16, 2022

Auction Closed

Le Calvaire Breton (G. 68; K. 50), 1898–1899

Paul Gauguin

Le Calvaire Breton (G. 68; K. 50), 1898–1899

Sale Date: March 16, 2022

Auction Closed

Manao Tupapau (Guérin, Kornfeld 20), 1894

Paul Gauguin

Manao Tupapau (Guérin, Kornfeld 20), 1894

Sale Date: March 16, 2022

Auction Closed

English (US)

©2024 Artnet Worldwide Corporation. All rights reserved.