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Quiz: Paul Gauguin - art and life

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What year was Paul Gauguin born?
1847
1848
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:
the Bahamas and the Marquesas
Portugal and Spain
Lima and Peru
Tahiti and Martinique
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:
Stock broker
Doctor
Farmer
Potter
Stock broker
What happened after finishing the painting "Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?"
He stopped painting
He became a preacher
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 _____.
Capri
Crete
Malta
Tahiti
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
Color
Texture
Expression
Color
What's the title of the painting?
Mette asleep on the sofa
Spirit of the Dead Watching
The King's Wife
Nevermore
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 __________.
Illustrator
Pharmacist
Journalist
Doctor
Journalist
What's the title of the painting?
Sleeping Angel
The Child and the Death
Portrait of Atiti
A Little Child
Portrait of Atiti
What year did Gauguin meet Pissarro?
1874
1880
1868
1865
1874
Late in October 1888 Gauguin traveled to Arles, in the south of France, to stay with _________.
Vincent van Gogh
Camille Pissarro
Paul Cezanne
Edgar Degas
Vincent van Gogh