Paul Gauguin
Paul Gauguin
Eugène Henri Paul Gauguinwas a French post-Impressionist artist. Underappreciated until after his death, Gauguin is now recognized for his experimental use of color and synthetist style that were distinctly different from Impressionism. His work was influential to the French avant-garde and many modern artists, such as Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse. Gauguin's art became popular after his death, partially from the efforts of art dealer Ambroise Vollard, who organized exhibitions of his work late in his career, as well as...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionPainter
Date of Birth7 June 1848
CityParis, France
CountryFrance
Paul Gauguin quotes about
I have come to an unalterable decision - to go and live forever in Polynesia. Then I can end my days in peace and freedom, without thoughts of tomorrow and this eternal struggle against idiots.
Life is hardly more than a fraction of a second. Such a little time to prepare oneself for eternity!
Color! What a deep and mysterious language, the language of dreams.
Oh yes! he loved yellow, this good Vincent, this painter from Holland - those glimmers of sunlight rekindled his soul, that abhorred the fog, that needed the warmth.
One's state of mind is three-quarters of what counts, so it has to be carefully nurtured if you want to do something great and lasting.
I have tried to establish the right to dare everything.
Art is either revolution or plagiarism
My eyes close and uncomprehendingly see the dream in the infinite space that stretches away, elusive, before me.
I shut my eyes in order to see.
In marriage, the greater cuckold of the two is the lover