Related info with this topic Eugene Henri Paul Gauguin (June 7, 1848 - May 9, 1903) was a leading Post-Impressionist artist. Best known as a painter, his bold experimentation with coloring led directly to the Synthetist style of modern art while his expression of the inherent meaning of the subjects in his paintings, under the influence of the cloisonnist style, paved the way to Primitivism and the return to the pastoral. Though less well known today, he was also an influential exponent of wood engraving and woodcuts as art forms.
Born in Paris, he was descended from Spanish settlers in South America ......read all related info... |