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Paul Gauguin - art and life

What year was Paul Gauguin born?
1849
1848
1850
1847
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
Tahiti and Martinique
Lima and Peru
Portugal and Spain
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:
Potter
Stock broker
Farmer
Doctor
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 _____.
Crete
Tahiti
Capri
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:
Texture
Repetition
Expression
Color
Color
What's the title of the painting?
Spirit of the Dead Watching
The King's Wife
Nevermore
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.
False
True
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 __________.
Journalist
Doctor
Pharmacist
Illustrator
Journalist
What's the title of the painting?
Sleeping Angel
The Child and the Death
A Little Child
Portrait of Atiti
Portrait of Atiti
What year did Gauguin meet Pissarro?
1868
1880
1865
1874
1874
Late in October 1888 Gauguin traveled to Arles, in the south of France, to stay with _________.
Edgar Degas
Camille Pissarro
Vincent van Gogh
Paul Cezanne
Vincent van Gogh
What's the title of the painting?
Mother and Daughter
Tahitian Women
Brooding Woman
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
Dreamland
Dream of Tahiti
Noa Noa
Noa Noa
What's the title of the painting?
Brooding Woman
The King's Wife
Melancholic
What's new?
The King's Wife
What year did Paul Gauguin pass away?
1904
1902
1903
1901
1903