Paul Gauguin1848-1903, French painter and woodcut artist.

Paul GauguinPaul Gauguin

1891, Photograph of Paul Gauguin

History

• 1888, Self Portrait at Lezaven

• Born June 7, 1848 in Paris, France

• Was first a sailor, then successful stockbroker

• By 35, his life was devoted to painting

• Left his wife and 5 children

• Died May 8, 1903 in Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia

Early LifeEarly Life

-When Paul was three his parents sailed for Lima, Peru, after the victory of Louis Napoleon (1769–1821). His father died during the trip. -Gauguin and his mother remained in Lima for four years.-He lived a comfortable life as a kid.-At the age of seventeen he enlisted in the merchant marine.-In 1870 he became a stock broker and he stayed in that profession for twelve years.

Information About the ArtistInformation About the Artist

- He was born on June 7, 1848 in Paris, France.- He died May 8, 1903 in the Marquesas

Islands, French Polynesia.- He went to Tahiti to see their lifestyle and

culture for paintings.

Paul Gauguin. Tahitian Landscape. 1893. Oil on canvas. The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN, USA

Influences

• Recognized as a founding father of modern art• Using nature to start, he abstracted figures to

give a sense of mystery. • Used expressive, irregular shapes and strong

contrast• Both his personality and his principles of coloring

and composition made a strong influence on modern painting.

Cattle Drinking

• 1885

• Oil on Canvas

• Texture can be seen on the tree

trunks and branches.

Farm in Brittany

• Oil paints• 1894

• The trees on both sides balance the piece.

• Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Day of God

• 1894• Oil on Canvas

• 68.3 x 91.5 cm

Color is used to show

each individual shape and

form.

Tahiti InspirationTahiti Inspiration The inspirations of Gauguin’s

paintings is from Tahiti, the beautiful mountains and the lushness of the forest and the Tahitian life.

Tahitian women On the Beach

Paul Gauguin

1891

27.2 X 36 inch

Symbolism Movement in between the Realist and impressionist eras

Te Faaturuma Aka The Te Faaturuma Aka The Brooding WomanBrooding Woman

-Artist: Paul Gauguin  

-Location: Unspecified  

-Medium: Oil Painting on Canvas

- Made in 1891- Emphasis to the girl

The SiestaThe Siesta

- Between 1892(1892) and 1894

- Oil on canvas - 88.9 × 116.2 cm

(35.00 × 45.75 in) - Movement in the

people

Vahne no te vi (Mango Woman)Paul Gauguin oil on canvas

1892

symbolism movement in the impressionist era

Color vocabulary 10/11/10

• Color- light reflecting back to our eyes, three properties of this element of art are value (shade color + black; tint color + white), intensity (bright or dull) and hue.

• Complementary colors- opposites on the color wheel

• Analogous colors- side by side on the color wheel.

Color Vocabulary

• Primary colors- pure hues; red(magenta), yellow, blue(cyan)

• Secondary colors- hues created by mixing primary pigments together. Orange, green, purple

• Tertiary colors- hues that result from primary colors mixed with secondary colors –ex from color chart (p.15)

• Warm colors – red, orange, yellow• Cool colors- blue, green, purple

CitationsCitations

. "Paul Gauguin ." Encyclopedia of World Biography. 2010. Google. 18 Jan. 2010 <http://www.notablebiographies.com/Fi-Gi/Gauguin-Paul.html>.

. "Paul Gauauin Paintings." Google Images. 2009. Google. 17 Jan. 2010 <http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&safe=off&gbv=2&tbs=&q=paul+gauguin+paintings&revid=1838607311&sa=X&ei=rZcaTI2kDdL24AaQ042jCg&ved=0CAcQ1QIoAQ&start=0>.

Works Cited

• The Art Institute of Chicago. "Paul Gauguin." Art Access 8. 2004. 15 6. 2010 <http://www.artic.edu/artaccess/AA_Impressionist/pages/IMP_9.shtml>.

• Enclycolpedia of World Documents. 2010. 14 6. 2010 <http://www.notablebiographies.com/Fi-Gi/Gauguin-Paul.html>.