Paul Gauguin - Wikipedia
By the 1890s, Gauguin's art took a significant turn during his time in Tahiti, then a French colony, where he sought a refuge from the Western civilization, driven by the colonialist tropes of exoticism prevalent at the time. During that time, he controversially married three adolescent Tahitian girls with whom he later fathered children. [3] .
Paul Gauguin | Biography, Tahiti, Vincent van Gogh, Artworks,
2024年12月4日 · Paul Gauguin (born June 7, 1848, Paris, France—died May 8, 1903, Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia) was a French painter, printmaker, and sculptor who sought to achieve a “primitive” expression of spiritual and emotional states in his work.
Paul Gauguin - Post-Impressionist, Tahiti, Art | Britannica
2024年12月4日 · He employed Tahitian titles, such as Fatata te miti (1892; “Near the Sea”) and Manao tupapau (1892; “The Spirit of the Dead Watching”), used Oceanic iconography, and portrayed idyllic landscapes and suggestive spiritual settings.
Paul Gauguin - Paintings, Tahiti & Facts - Biography
2014年4月2日 · French artist Paul Gauguin's bold colors, exaggerated body proportions and stark contrasts helped him achieve broad success in the late 19th century.
Exploring Paul Gauguin’s Search for the ‘Primitive’ in Tahiti
2024年7月12日 · The French postimpressionist painter Paul Gauguin arrived on board the Vire in Papeete, Tahiti, late at night. His first vision was of “strange fires, moving in zigzags on the sea” and rising in the darkness behind them a pitch-black jagged cone.
Paul Gauguin: The artist who went to Tahiti and never came back
In 1891, Paul Gauguin, a post impressionist artist left for Tahiti, a French island in the Pacific Ocean. Here, he painted and sculpted, taking his inspiration from the Maori culture and mythology, making him a pioneer of Primitivism. The word …
Paul Gauguin, life and works of the artist between France and Tahiti
Paul Gauguin (Paris, 1848 - Hiva Oa, 1903) was a French painter and sculptor, famous for the constant presence in his works of both very bright pure colors used in a bold manner and scenes depicting unspoiled and exotic nature, in which Breton and Polynesian female figures are …
Paul Gauguin and Tahiti: iconics artwork | Tahiti Travel Services
2024年8月21日 · Discover Paul Gauguin's deep connection with Tahiti and how its vibrant culture and landscapes inspired his iconic artworks. Explore the impact of Tahiti on Gauguin's artistic journey in our latest blog.
Gauguin in Tahiti, Second Period - Paintings of Paul Gauguin, …
Although Gauguin only stayed in New Zealand for ten days, the Māori art he observed at the museum occupies a significant place in his later work. The key difference between Gauguin in 1891, when he first arrived in Tahiti, and in 1895 lies in an overarching sense of his own mortality.
Paul Gauguin - National Gallery of Australia
Gauguin arrived in Tahiti in June 1891 and painted Tahitian women during his first months on the island. Seen against simplified bands of dark ocean, green lagoon and creamy yellow sand, two sunlit figures sit side-by-side.