Paul Gauguin

(French, 1848–1903)

triple pot à deux anses by paul gauguin

Paul Gauguin

Triple pot à deux anses, ca. 1887

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Biography

Timeline

1848
Born on June 7 in Paris, France
1851 - 1855
Lived in Lima, Peru
1865 - 1871
Served in the merchant marine and traveled the tropics
1874
Began to paint as a hobby
1884
Moved with his family to Copenhagen, Denmark, to pursue business
1885
Separated from his wife and children, returned to Paris to paint full time
1887
Traveled with Charles Laval to Panama and Martinique
1891
Traveled to Tahiti
1899
Founded his own journal, Le Sourire
1901
Moved to the Marquesas Islands

Exhibitions

2005
April 8 - June 19, "Special Installation: Prints by Paul Gauguin", The Clark
2002
June 18 - Oct. 20, "Gauguin in New York Collections: The Lure of the Exotic", Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
1955
Sept. 30 - Oct. 26, "Paul Gauguin", Tate Britain
1906
Retrospective. Salon d'Automne. Paris, France.
1889
Group exhibition: Paul Gauguin, Emile Bernard and Paul Sérusier; Café Volpini. Paris, France
1879 - 1886
Impressionist Exhibitions; Paris, France.