Paul Gauguin

French painter and printmaker (1848–1903)

† 1903 · Artists · Painter in the permanent collections of Art Institute of Chicago, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Musée d'Orsay, Museum of Modern Art, National Gallery, National Gallery of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, J. Paul Getty Museum, Cleveland Museum of Art, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Museum of Fine Arts Boston; cross-wiki notability: 114 language Wikipedias

In the collections of

Art Institute of Chicago · Metropolitan Museum of Art · Musée d'Orsay · Museum of Modern Art · National Gallery · National Gallery of Art · Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Philadelphia Museum of Art · J. Paul Getty Museum · Cleveland Museum of Art · Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum · Museum of Fine Arts Boston

License & source

Public domain · Wikidata

Life

Paul Gauguin was born on June 7, 1848 in Paris and died on May 8, 1903 in Atuona, aged 54. Recorded occupations: painter, sculptor, graphic artist, draftsperson, printmaker and ceramicist. Country of citizenship: France. Associated movements: Post-impressionism, Pont-Aven School, Symbolism and synthetism. Fields of work: painting, culture of Polynesia, visual arts and Post-impressionism. Notable works include “The Yellow Christ”, “Manaò tupapaú”, “When Will You Marry?”, “Ia Orana Maria”, “Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?” and “Tahitian Women on the Beach”. Educated at lycée Pothier.

At a glance

Born: June 7, 1848 · Paris
Died: May 8, 1903 · Atuona
Age at death: 54
Citizenship: France
Occupations: painter, sculptor, graphic artist, draftsperson, printmaker, ceramicist
Movements: Post-impressionism, Pont-Aven School, Symbolism, synthetism
Notable works: The Yellow Christ, Manaò tupapaú, When Will You Marry?, Ia Orana Maria, Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?, Tahitian Women on the Beach
Education: lycée Pothier
Wikipedia editions: 114 languages
Signature licence: Public domain

About this signature

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Biographical facts: Wikidata Q37693 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about Paul Gauguin on Wikipedia.

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