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.

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La Femme aux Figues., 1894

Paul Gauguin

La Femme aux Figues., 1894

Sale Date: March 14, 2024

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Planche au Diable connu., 1898–1899

Paul Gauguin

Planche au Diable connu., 1898–1899

Sale Date: March 14, 2024

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L'Abreuvoir - II, 1885

Paul Gauguin

L'Abreuvoir - II, 1885

Sale Date: March 7, 2024

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L'Univers est crée, 1894

Paul Gauguin

L'Univers est crée, 1894

Sale Date: March 7, 2024

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Le Sourire (The Smile), 1899

Paul Gauguin

Le Sourire (The Smile), 1899

Sale Date: February 23, 2024

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Portrait de Stéphane Mallarmé, 1891

Paul Gauguin

Portrait de Stéphane Mallarmé, 1891

Sale Date: February 10, 2024

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Travail préparatoire au tableau Misères..., 1888

Paul Gauguin

Travail préparatoire au tableau Misères..., 1888

Sale Date: January 31, 2024

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Bord de mer en Bretagne, 1888–1890

Paul Gauguin

Bord de mer en Bretagne, 1888–1890

Sale Date: January 31, 2024

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Deux Maoris, 1897

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Deux Maoris, 1897

Sale Date: January 31, 2024

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Le calvaire breton, 1892

Paul Gauguin

Le calvaire breton, 1892

Sale Date: January 31, 2024

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Paysage Aux Meules, Arles, 1880–1885

Paul Gauguin

Paysage Aux Meules, Arles, 1880–1885

Sale Date: January 19, 2024

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Banc, 1886

Paul Gauguin

Banc, 1886

Sale Date: December 7, 2023

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Fauvist landscape

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Fauvist landscape

Sale Date: November 30, 2023

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Les Cigales et les fourmis, 1889

Paul Gauguin

Les Cigales et les fourmis, 1889

Sale Date: December 8, 2023

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Te atua (from the Suite of Late Wood-Block..., 1899

Paul Gauguin

Te atua (from the Suite of Late Wood-Block..., 1899

Sale Date: November 16, 2023

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Hina, 1893

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Hina, 1893

Sale Date: November 11, 2023

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Tête d'une tahitienne, 1890

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Tête d'une tahitienne, 1890

Sale Date: November 11, 2023

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Masque de Meyer de Haan, 1889–1890

Paul Gauguin

Masque de Meyer de Haan, 1889–1890

Sale Date: November 14, 2023

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Les drames de la mer Bretagne, 1889

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Les drames de la mer Bretagne, 1889

Sale Date: November 5, 2023

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Portrait de Stéphane Mallarmé., 1891

Paul Gauguin

Portrait de Stéphane Mallarmé., 1891

Sale Date: November 2, 2023

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La femme aux figues, 1894

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La femme aux figues, 1894

Sale Date: October 25, 2023

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Triple pot à deux anses, 1903

Paul Gauguin

Triple pot à deux anses, 1903

Sale Date: October 24, 2023

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Buste de Madame Schuffenecker, 1890

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Buste de Madame Schuffenecker, 1890

Sale Date: October 21, 2023

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Nave nave fenua from NOA NOA |..., 1893–1894

Paul Gauguin

Nave nave fenua from NOA NOA |..., 1893–1894

Sale Date: October 28, 2023

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