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Quiz: Paul Gauguin - art and life

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What year was Paul Gauguin born?
1848
1847
1850
1849
1848
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:
Tahiti and Martinique
Portugal and Spain
the Bahamas and the Marquesas
Lima and Peru
Lima and Peru
Answer the following questions.
While Paul Gauguin is now known as a world famous artist, his early career was spent as a:
Potter
Farmer
Doctor
Stock broker
Stock broker
What happened after finishing the painting "Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?"
He became a preacher
He stopped painting
He tried to commit a suicide
He painted only portraits
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 _____.
Tahiti
Capri
Crete
Malta
Tahiti
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:
Repetition
Texture
Expression
Color
Color
What's the title of the painting?
Nevermore
Spirit of the Dead Watching
Mette asleep on the sofa
The King's Wife
Spirit of the Dead Watching
Paul Gauguin married a danish woman, Mette-Sophie Gad, in 1873 and they both had 5 kids together.
False
True
True
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 __________.
Pharmacist
Doctor
Journalist
Illustrator
Journalist
What's the title of the painting?
Portrait of Atiti
The Child and the Death
A Little Child
Sleeping Angel
Portrait of Atiti
What year did Gauguin meet Pissarro?
1865
1868
1880
1874
1874
Late in October 1888 Gauguin traveled to Arles, in the south of France, to stay with _________.
Paul Cezanne
Vincent van Gogh
Camille Pissarro
Edgar Degas
Vincent van Gogh