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Paul Gauguin - art and life
What year was Paul Gauguin born?
1850
1848
1849
1847
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
the Bahamas and the Marquesas
Tahiti and Martinique
Lima and Peru
Title?
Yellow Christ
Year?
1889
While Paul Gauguin is now known as a world famous artist, his early career was spent as a:
Farmer
Stock broker
Potter
Doctor
What happened after finishing the painting "Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?"
He tried to commit a suicide
He painted only portraits
He stopped painting
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 _____.
Capri
Tahiti
Malta
Crete
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
Expression
Texture
Repetition
What's the title of the painting?
The King's Wife
Mette asleep on the sofa
Spirit of the Dead Watching
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
Match the pairs.
1st Tahiti period
A Big Tree
Match the pairs.
2nd Tahiti period
Nativity
Match the pairs.
Breton Period
Cows on the Seashore
Match the pairs.
Paris Period
The Guitar Player
Gauguin's father was a __________.
Illustrator
Doctor
Pharmacist
Journalist
What's the title of the painting?
A Little Child
The Child and the Death
Portrait of Atiti
Sleeping Angel
What year did Gauguin meet Pissarro?
1865
1868
1880
1874
Late in October 1888 Gauguin traveled to Arles, in the south of France, to stay with _________.
Vincent van Gogh
Paul Cezanne
Edgar Degas
Camille Pissarro
What's the title of the painting?
Brooding Woman
Mother and Daughter
Melancholic
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?
Coucou
Dream of Tahiti
Dreamland
Noa Noa
What's the title of the painting?
Melancholic
The King's Wife
What's new?
Brooding Woman
What year did Paul Gauguin pass away?
1902
1903
1904
1901
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