Paul Gauguin

Paul Gauguin (1848A[a¬a1903) was a French painter, though starting with four years spent in Peru when he was a child, and a stint in the marines as a young man, Gauguin traveled throughout his life. In his painting and with the publication of his journal, "Noa-Noa," it was his travel to Tahiti that remains his best known influence. Though originally employed as a stockbroker, Gauguin's work now resides in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Art Institute of Chicago and other...See more

Paul Gauguin (1848A[a¬a1903) was a French painter, though starting with four years spent in Peru when he was a child, and a stint in the marines as a young man, Gauguin traveled throughout his life. In his painting and with the publication of his journal, "Noa-Noa," it was his travel to Tahiti that remains his best known influence. Though originally employed as a stockbroker, Gauguin's work now resides in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Art Institute of Chicago and other museums around the world. See less