By the 1890s, Gauguin's art took a significant turn during his time in Tahiti, then a French colony, where he sought a refuge from the Western civilization. Gauguin's later years in Tahiti and the Marquesas …

Paul Gauguin - Post-Impressionist, Tahiti, Art: Gauguin arrived in Papeete in June 1891. His romantic image of Tahiti as an untouched paradise derived in part from Pierre Loti’s novel Le Mariage de Loti …

Feb 27, 2025 · To Gauguin, the island represented an untouched, exotic world—one free from the constraints of Western civilization. He longed for a more “authentic” way of life, one that would …

Jan 29, 2025 · Paul Gauguin, a Post-Impressionist artist, is celebrated for his vibrant and evocative paintings created during his time in Tahiti. His Tahitian period, spanning the 1890s, marked a …

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This is an incomplete list of paintings by the French painter Paul Gauguin. Paul Gauguin (1848–1903) was a leading 19th-century Post-Impressionist artist, painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramist and writer.

In 1891, Gauguin left France to travel to the island of Tahiti, which he imagined as a ‘primitive paradise’ free from the constraints of modern society. However, once he arrived, he realized that Tahiti was …