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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:
Tahiti and Martinique
the Bahamas and the Marquesas
Lima and Peru
Portugal and Spain
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
Potter
Farmer
What happened after finishing the painting "Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?"
He painted only portraits
He tried to commit a suicide
He became a preacher
He stopped painting
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:
Texture
Repetition
Color
Expression
What's the title of the painting?
Nevermore
Spirit of the Dead Watching
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 __________.
Pharmacist
Illustrator
Journalist
Doctor
What's the title of the painting?
The Child and the Death
Portrait of Atiti
Sleeping Angel
A Little Child
What year did Gauguin meet Pissarro?
Late in October 1888 Gauguin traveled to Arles, in the south of France, to stay with _________.
Vincent van Gogh
Edgar Degas
Camille Pissarro
Paul Cezanne
