Quiz: Paul Gauguin - art and life

What year was Paul Gauguin born?

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:

Lima and Peru

Answer the following questions.
Title?

Yellow Christ

Answer the following questions.
Year?

1889

While Paul Gauguin is now known as a world famous artist, his early career was spent as a:

Stock broker

What happened after finishing the painting "Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?"

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

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

What's the title of the painting?

Spirit of the Dead Watching

Paul Gauguin married a danish woman, Mette-Sophie Gad, in 1873 and they both had 5 kids together.

True

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

What's the title of the painting?

Portrait of Atiti

What year did Gauguin meet Pissarro?

1874

Late in October 1888 Gauguin traveled to Arles, in the south of France, to stay with _________.

Vincent van Gogh

What's the title of the painting?

Tahitian Women

What year did Paul Gauguin arrive in Papeete?

1891

What's the title of the book illustrated with his own woodcuts, that Gauguin published in 1925?

Noa Noa

What's the title of the painting?

The King's Wife

What year did Paul Gauguin pass away?

1903