paul gauguin 1848-1903, french painter and woodcut artist
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Paul Gauguin 1848-1903, French painter and woodcut artist. Paul Gauguin. 1891, Photograph of Paul Gauguin. History. 1888, Self Portrait at Lezaven. Born June 7, 1848 in Paris, France Was first a sailor, then successful stockbroker By 35, his life was devoted to painting - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Paul Gauguin1848-1903, French painter and woodcut artist.
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Paul GauguinPaul Gauguin
1891, Photograph of Paul Gauguin
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History
• 1888, Self Portrait at Lezaven
• Born June 7, 1848 in Paris, France
• Was first a sailor, then successful stockbroker
• By 35, his life was devoted to painting
• Left his wife and 5 children
• Died May 8, 1903 in Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia
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Early LifeEarly Life
-When Paul was three his parents sailed for Lima, Peru, after the victory of Louis Napoleon (1769–1821). His father died during the trip. -Gauguin and his mother remained in Lima for four years.-He lived a comfortable life as a kid.-At the age of seventeen he enlisted in the merchant marine.-In 1870 he became a stock broker and he stayed in that profession for twelve years.
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Information About the ArtistInformation About the Artist
- He was born on June 7, 1848 in Paris, France.- He died May 8, 1903 in the Marquesas
Islands, French Polynesia.- He went to Tahiti to see their lifestyle and
culture for paintings.
Paul Gauguin. Tahitian Landscape. 1893. Oil on canvas. The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Influences
• Recognized as a founding father of modern art• Using nature to start, he abstracted figures to
give a sense of mystery. • Used expressive, irregular shapes and strong
contrast• Both his personality and his principles of coloring
and composition made a strong influence on modern painting.
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Cattle Drinking
• 1885
• Oil on Canvas
• Texture can be seen on the tree
trunks and branches.
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Farm in Brittany
• Oil paints• 1894
• The trees on both sides balance the piece.
• Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Day of God
• 1894• Oil on Canvas
• 68.3 x 91.5 cm
Color is used to show
each individual shape and
form.
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Tahiti InspirationTahiti Inspiration The inspirations of Gauguin’s
paintings is from Tahiti, the beautiful mountains and the lushness of the forest and the Tahitian life.
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Tahitian women On the Beach
Paul Gauguin
1891
27.2 X 36 inch
Symbolism Movement in between the Realist and impressionist eras
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Te Faaturuma Aka The Te Faaturuma Aka The Brooding WomanBrooding Woman
-Artist: Paul Gauguin
-Location: Unspecified
-Medium: Oil Painting on Canvas
- Made in 1891- Emphasis to the girl
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The SiestaThe Siesta
- Between 1892(1892) and 1894
- Oil on canvas - 88.9 × 116.2 cm
(35.00 × 45.75 in) - Movement in the
people
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Vahne no te vi (Mango Woman)Paul Gauguin oil on canvas
1892
symbolism movement in the impressionist era
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Color vocabulary 10/11/10
• Color- light reflecting back to our eyes, three properties of this element of art are value (shade color + black; tint color + white), intensity (bright or dull) and hue.
• Complementary colors- opposites on the color wheel
• Analogous colors- side by side on the color wheel.
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Color Vocabulary
• Primary colors- pure hues; red(magenta), yellow, blue(cyan)
• Secondary colors- hues created by mixing primary pigments together. Orange, green, purple
• Tertiary colors- hues that result from primary colors mixed with secondary colors –ex from color chart (p.15)
• Warm colors – red, orange, yellow• Cool colors- blue, green, purple
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CitationsCitations
. "Paul Gauguin ." Encyclopedia of World Biography. 2010. Google. 18 Jan. 2010 <http://www.notablebiographies.com/Fi-Gi/Gauguin-Paul.html>.
. "Paul Gauauin Paintings." Google Images. 2009. Google. 17 Jan. 2010 <http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&safe=off&gbv=2&tbs=&q=paul+gauguin+paintings&revid=1838607311&sa=X&ei=rZcaTI2kDdL24AaQ042jCg&ved=0CAcQ1QIoAQ&start=0>.
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Works Cited
• The Art Institute of Chicago. "Paul Gauguin." Art Access 8. 2004. 15 6. 2010 <http://www.artic.edu/artaccess/AA_Impressionist/pages/IMP_9.shtml>.
• Enclycolpedia of World Documents. 2010. 14 6. 2010 <http://www.notablebiographies.com/Fi-Gi/Gauguin-Paul.html>.