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Paul Gauguin - art and life
What year was Paul Gauguin born?
1848
1850
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:
the Bahamas and the Marquesas
Lima and Peru
Portugal and Spain
Tahiti and Martinique
Title?
Yellow Christ
Year?
1889
While Paul Gauguin is now known as a world famous artist, his early career was spent as a:
Doctor
Farmer
Stock broker
Potter
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 stopped painting
He painted only portraits
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 _____.
Crete
Tahiti
Capri
Malta
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
What's the title of the painting?
Mette asleep on the sofa
The King's Wife
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.
True
False
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
Pharmacist
Illustrator
Doctor
What's the title of the painting?
Portrait of Atiti
The Child and the Death
A Little Child
Sleeping Angel
What year did Gauguin meet Pissarro?
1874
1865
1868
1880
Late in October 1888 Gauguin traveled to Arles, in the south of France, to stay with _________.
Vincent van Gogh
Edgar Degas
Paul Cezanne
Camille Pissarro
What's the title of the painting?
Melancholic
Mother and Daughter
Brooding Woman
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?
Dreamland
Dream of Tahiti
Noa Noa
Coucou
What's the title of the painting?
Melancholic
The King's Wife
What's new?
Brooding Woman
What year did Paul Gauguin pass away?
1904
1903
1901
1902
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