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Quiz: Paul Gauguin - art and life
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What year was Paul Gauguin born?
Although Paul Gauguin was born in Paris, France, some of his greatest artistic influences came from the art and aesthetic of his childhood home countries of:
Portugal and Spain
Lima and Peru
the Bahamas and the Marquesas
Tahiti and Martinique
Answer the following questions.
While Paul Gauguin is now known as a world famous artist, his early career was spent as a:
Doctor
Stock broker
Farmer
Potter
What happened after finishing the painting "Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?"
He painted only portraits
He stopped painting
He tried to commit a suicide
He became a preacher
He tried to commit a suicide
What's the title of the painting?
Are You Jealous?
To escape civilization Gauguin went to the island of _____.
Paul Gauguin did not begin his career as an artist until later in his life. In this painting, we begin to see signs of his new style, particularly his use of large areas of pure:
Color
Repetition
Expression
Texture
What's the title of the painting?
Spirit of the Dead Watching
Nevermore
The King's Wife
Mette asleep on the sofa
Spirit of the Dead Watching
Paul Gauguin married a danish woman, Mette-Sophie Gad, in 1873 and they both had 5 kids together.
Match the pairs.
1st Tahiti period
A Big Tree
2nd Tahiti period
Nativity
Breton Period
Cows on the Seashore
Paris Period
The Guitar Player
Gauguin's father was a __________.
Journalist
Doctor
Pharmacist
Illustrator
What's the title of the painting?
A Little Child
The Child and the Death
Sleeping Angel
Portrait of Atiti
What year did Gauguin meet Pissarro?
Late in October 1888 Gauguin traveled to Arles, in the south of France, to stay with _________.
Camille Pissarro
Vincent van Gogh
Paul Cezanne
Edgar Degas
