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A Vase of Flowers by Gauguin
An 1896 oil on canvas still-life, A Vase of Flowers, by Paul Gauguin (1848-1903), the French post-impressionist painter. Painted in Tahiti and illustrating the artist's interest in still life continued wherever he lived...
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Bouquet of Peonies on a Musical Score by Gauguin
An 1876 oil on canvas still life, Bouquet of Peonies on a Musical Score, by Paul Gauguin (1848-1903), the French post-impressionist painter. Gauguin was largely a self-taught artist, and his natural talent...
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Anna the Javanese by Gauguin
A c. 1893 oil on canvas, Anna the Javanese (aka Aita Tamari Vahine Judith te Parari), by Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) the French post-impressionist painter. Anna was Gauguin's mistress when he returned to Paris from Tahiti...
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Aline Gauguin by Gauguin
An 1890 oil on canvas portrait, Aline Gauguin (aka The Artist's Mother), by Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) the French post-impressionist painter. The artist's mother was Aline Marie Chazal and she had died nearly 25 years before...
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The Yellow Christ by Gauguin
An 1889 oil on canvas painting, The Yellow Christ, by Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) the French post-impressionist painter. Painted in Pont-Aven and inspired by a painted crucifix. For the artist, yellow represented the purity...
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In the Café by Gauguin
An 1888 oil on jute painting, In the Café (aka Night Café at Arles), by Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) the French post-impressionist painter. Created while living in Arles, southern France, with Vincent van Gogh (1853-90), who...
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Martinique Landscape by Gauguin
An 1887 oil on canvas, Martinique Landscape (aka Tropical Vegetation), by Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) the French post-impressionist painter. Although disappointed at the Europeanization of the Caribbean island, the artist...
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Fire at the Riverbank by Gauguin
An 1886 oil on canvas, Fire at the Riverbank, by Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) the French post-impressionist painter. Painted in Brittany using the quickly applied brushstrokes typical of the impressionism technique. (Carmen...
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Apple Trees by Gauguin
An 1879 oil on canvas, Apple Trees at the Hermitage near Pontoise, by Paul Gauguin (1848-1903), the French post-impressionist painter. Created while Gauguin was working closely with and learning from the impressionist landscape...
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Fair-haired Woman on a Sofa by Gauguin
An 1875 oil on canvas, Fair-haired Woman on a Sofa (aka Mette Asleep on a Sofa), by Paul Gauguin (1848-1903), the French post-impressionist painter. Gauguin married Mette-Sophie Gad (1850-1920) in November 1873...
