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Paul Gauguin

French, 1848-1903. Born June 7, 1848 in Paris; died May 8, 1903 in Atuona. 68 works on this site, dated 1880–1903: 26 prints, 25 paintings, 17 drawings and watercolours.

Movements on Wikidata: Impressionism, Pont-Aven School, Post-impressionism, Symbolism, cloisonnism, primitivism, synthetism.

Colour fingerprint

Every work's palette as a column, oldest on the left; the height of each colour is its share of the image. Click a column to open the work.

18801903
57average lightness · site paintings 44
18average colourfulness · site paintings 16
Gold & ochrelargest colour family (26%)

Gold & ochre 26% · Grey 23% · White & cream 14% · Brown 11% · Black 9% · Green 5%

Closest colour mix among the artists here: Albrecht Dürer, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Toyohara Kunichika, Georges Seurat, Mary Cassatt.

Recurring themes: Landscapes (7), Portraits (7), Still life (6), Trees and forests (4), Flowers (4), Mothers and children (4)

Works

Still Life: Wood Tankard and Metal Pitcher, Paul Gauguin Still Life: Wood Tankard and Metal Pitcher Paul Gauguin, 1880 Still Life with Peonies, Paul Gauguin Still Life with Peonies Paul Gauguin, 1884 Arlésiennes (Mistral), Paul Gauguin Arlésiennes (Mistral) Paul Gauguin, 1888 Self-Portrait, Paul Gauguin Self-Portrait Paul Gauguin, 1889 Woman in Front of a Still Life by Cezanne, Paul Gauguin Woman in Front of a Still Life by Cezanne Paul Gauguin, 1890 Te raau rahi (The Big Tree), Paul Gauguin Te raau rahi (The Big Tree) Paul Gauguin, 1891 Ia Orana Maria (Hail Mary), Paul Gauguin Ia Orana Maria (Hail Mary) Paul Gauguin, 1891 Faaturuma (Melancholic), Paul Gauguin Faaturuma (Melancholic) Paul Gauguin, 1891 Te burao (The Hibiscus Tree), Paul Gauguin Te burao (The Hibiscus Tree) Paul Gauguin, 1892 The Siesta, Paul Gauguin The Siesta Paul Gauguin, ca. 1892–94 Fatata te Miti (By the Sea), Paul Gauguin Fatata te Miti (By the Sea) Paul Gauguin, 1892 Parau na te Varua ino (Words of the Devil), Paul Gauguin Parau na te Varua ino (Words of the Devil) Paul Gauguin, 1892 Aha Oe Feii?, Paul Gauguin Aha Oe Feii? Paul Gauguin, 1892 Delightful Land (Te Nave Nave Fenua), Paul Gauguin Delightful Land (Te Nave Nave Fenua) Paul Gauguin, 1892 Parau Api. What's New?, Paul Gauguin Parau Api. What's New? Paul Gauguin, 1892 Piti Teina, Paul Gauguin Piti Teina Paul Gauguin, 1892 Still Life with Flowers and Idol, Paul Gauguin Still Life with Flowers and Idol Paul Gauguin, 1892 Woman of the Mango, Paul Gauguin Woman of the Mango Paul Gauguin, 1892 Merahi metua no Tehamana (Tehamana Has Many Parents or The Ancestors of Tehamana), Paul Gauguin Merahi metua no Tehamana (Tehamana Has Many Parents or The Ancestors of Tehamana) Paul Gauguin, 1893 Mahana no atua (Day of the God), Paul Gauguin Mahana no atua (Day of the God) Paul Gauguin, 1894 No te aha oe riri (Why Are You Angry?), Paul Gauguin No te aha oe riri (Why Are You Angry?) Paul Gauguin, 1896 Still Life with Teapot and Fruit, Paul Gauguin Still Life with Teapot and Fruit Paul Gauguin, 1896 Polynesian Woman with Children, Paul Gauguin Polynesian Woman with Children Paul Gauguin, 1901 The Call, Paul Gauguin The Call Paul Gauguin, 1902 The Invocation, Paul Gauguin The Invocation Paul Gauguin, 1903 Old Women of Arles, from the Volpini Suite, Paul Gauguin Old Women of Arles, from the Volpini Suite Paul Gauguin, 1889, printed after 1911 Joies de Bretagne (Joys of Brittany), from the Volpini Suite, Paul Gauguin Joies de Bretagne (Joys of Brittany), from the Volpini Suite Paul Gauguin, 1889 Portrait of Stéphane Mallarmé, Paul Gauguin Portrait of Stéphane Mallarmé Paul Gauguin, 1891, printed 1919 Noa Noa (Fragrant), from the Noa Noa Suite, Paul Gauguin Noa Noa (Fragrant), from the Noa Noa Suite Paul Gauguin, 1893–94, printed and published 1921 Manao tupapau (She Thinks of the Ghost or The Ghost Thinks of Her), from the Noa Noa Suite, Paul Gauguin Manao tupapau (She Thinks of the Ghost or The Ghost Thinks of Her), from the Noa Noa Suite Paul Gauguin, 1893/94, printed and published 1921 Te po (The Night), from the Noa Noa Suite, Paul Gauguin Te po (The Night), from the Noa Noa Suite Paul Gauguin, 1893–94, printed and published 1921 Maruru (Offerings of Gratitude), from the Noa Noa Suite, Paul Gauguin Maruru (Offerings of Gratitude), from the Noa Noa Suite Paul Gauguin, 1893–94, printed and published 1921 Nave nave fenua (Delightful Land), from the Noa Noa Suite, Paul Gauguin Nave nave fenua (Delightful Land), from the Noa Noa Suite Paul Gauguin, 1893/94, printed 1921 L’univers est créé (The Universe Is Being Created), from the Noa Noa Suite, Paul Gauguin L’univers est créé (The Universe Is Being Created), from the Noa Noa Suite Paul Gauguin, 1893–94, printed and published 1921 Mahna no varua ino (The Devil Speaks), from the Noa Noa Suite, Paul Gauguin Mahna no varua ino (The Devil Speaks), from the Noa Noa Suite Paul Gauguin, 1893/94, printed and published in 1921 Auti te pape (Women at the River) from the Noa Noa Suite, Paul Gauguin Auti te pape (Women at the River) from the Noa Noa Suite Paul Gauguin, 1893/94, printed and published 1921 Noa Noa (Fragrant), from the Noa Noa Suite, Paul Gauguin Noa Noa (Fragrant), from the Noa Noa Suite Paul Gauguin, 1893/94 Manao tupapau (She Thinks of the Ghost or The Ghost Thinks of Her), from the Noa Noa Suite, Paul Gauguin Manao tupapau (She Thinks of the Ghost or The Ghost Thinks of Her), from the Noa Noa Suite Paul Gauguin, 1893/94 Te Po, Paul Gauguin Te Po Paul Gauguin, 1893–94 Mahana atua (Day of the God), Paul Gauguin Mahana atua (Day of the God) Paul Gauguin, 1894/95, printed and published 1921 Auti te pape (Women at the River), from the Noa Noa Suite, Paul Gauguin Auti te pape (Women at the River), from the Noa Noa Suite Paul Gauguin, 1894 Te atua (The God), from the Noa Noa Suite, Paul Gauguin Te atua (The God), from the Noa Noa Suite Paul Gauguin, 1894 Te Faruru (They are Making Love Here), Paul Gauguin Te Faruru (They are Making Love Here) Paul Gauguin, 1894/1895 Manao Tupapau (She is Haunted by a Spirit), Paul Gauguin Manao Tupapau (She is Haunted by a Spirit) Paul Gauguin, 1894 Maoris and Animals, Paul Gauguin Maoris and Animals Paul Gauguin, 1896/97 Nativity (Mother and Child Surrounded by Five Figures), Paul Gauguin Nativity (Mother and Child Surrounded by Five Figures) Paul Gauguin, c. 1902 Horse, with Other Animals and Ornaments, Paul Gauguin Horse, with Other Animals and Ornaments Paul Gauguin, 1899/1900 Three People, a Mask, a Fox and a Bird, headpiece forLe sourire, Paul Gauguin Three People, a Mask, a Fox and a Bird, headpiece forLe sourire Paul Gauguin, 1899, printed and published 1921 Soyez amoureuses, vous serez heureuses (Love, and You Will Be Happy), from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints, Paul Gauguin Soyez amoureuses, vous serez heureuses (Love, and You Will Be Happy), from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints Paul Gauguin, 1899 Caricatures of Gauguin and Governor Gallet, with headpiece from Le sourire, Paul Gauguin Caricatures of Gauguin and Governor Gallet, with headpiece from Le sourire Paul Gauguin, 1900 Angel, Peacock, and Three Tahitians, Paul Gauguin Angel, Peacock, and Three Tahitians Paul Gauguin, c. 1902 Jean René Gauguin, Paul Gauguin Jean René Gauguin Paul Gauguin, 1881 Bust of a Young Breton Woman (Possibly Marie Lagadu), Paul Gauguin Bust of a Young Breton Woman (Possibly Marie Lagadu) Paul Gauguin, 1886/88 Seated Breton Woman, Paul Gauguin Seated Breton Woman Paul Gauguin, 1886 Breton Bather, Paul Gauguin Breton Bather Paul Gauguin, 1886/87 Two Tahitian Women in a Landscape, Paul Gauguin Two Tahitian Women in a Landscape Paul Gauguin, c. 1892 Portrait of the Artist’s Mother (Eve), Paul Gauguin Portrait of the Artist’s Mother (Eve) Paul Gauguin, 1889/90 Heads of Tahitian Women, Frontal and Profile Views, Paul Gauguin Heads of Tahitian Women, Frontal and Profile Views Paul Gauguin, 1891/93 Head of a Tahitian with Profile of Second Head to His Right, Paul Gauguin Head of a Tahitian with Profile of Second Head to His Right Paul Gauguin, 1891/93 Crouching Tahitian Woman (related to the painting Nafea faa ipoipo [When Will You Marry?]), Paul Gauguin Crouching Tahitian Woman (related to the painting Nafea faa ipoipo [When Will You Marry?]) Paul Gauguin, 1891/93 Two Tahitian Women and a Marquesan Earplug, Paul Gauguin Two Tahitian Women and a Marquesan Earplug Paul Gauguin, 1891/93 Seated Tahitian Woman (recto), Sketches of Roosters and Chickens (verso), Paul Gauguin Seated Tahitian Woman (recto), Sketches of Roosters and Chickens (verso) Paul Gauguin, 1891/93 A Tahitian Woman with a Flower in Her Hair, Paul Gauguin A Tahitian Woman with a Flower in Her Hair Paul Gauguin, 1891–92 Pape moe, Paul Gauguin Pape moe Paul Gauguin, 1893/94 Seated Tahitian Youth, Paul Gauguin Seated Tahitian Youth Paul Gauguin, 1894/1903 Still Life with Cat, Paul Gauguin Still Life with Cat Paul Gauguin, c. 1899 Tahitian Faces (Frontal View and Profiles), Paul Gauguin Tahitian Faces (Frontal View and Profiles) Paul Gauguin, ca. 1899 Study of Tahitian Heads, Paul Gauguin Study of Tahitian Heads Paul Gauguin, c. 1898

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