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Also Known As Eugène-Henri-Paul Gauguin
Born June 7, 1848 • Paris • France
Died May 8, 1903 (aged 54) • Hiva Oa • French Polynesia
Notable Works “Vision of the Sermon” • “Be in Love and You Will Be Happy” • “By the Sea” • “Old Women of Arles” • “The Yellow Christ” • “Tropical Vegetation” • “Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?”
Movement / Style Pont-Aven school • Post-Impressionism • Symbolism • Synthetism

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