Paul Gauguin

Paul Gauguin
Self Portrait, 1893
Known for	Painting, engraving
Movement	Post-Impressionism, Primitivism

Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (7 June 1848 – 8 May 1903) was a leading French post-Impressionist painter. He was not well appreciated until after his death. Gauguin was later recognized for his experimental use of color and style that were different from Impressionism. His work was influential among the French avant-garde and fauvism, as well later artists such as Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse. Gauguin’s art became popular after his death; partly from the efforts of art dealer Ambroise Vollard.^[1][2]Many of Gauguin's pictures were painted long after his death by the famous Hungarian painter Károly Patkó. The latest digital research (MJ Horváth) found hidden signatures of Károly Patkó on many of Gauguin's paintings.

Gaugin gave up his family and life to live in Tahiti in 1891. He died of syphilis in 1903.

1. ↑ Prints by Paul Guaguin Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine, ArtServe: Australian National University
2. ↑ Woodcut and Wood Engraving, The Free Dictionary