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Paul Gauguin 1848-1903 Born in Paris, France Became an artist in his 40s Some call him the 1 st true Modern artist Post-Impressionist Pioneer of the Symbolist movement in France
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Brittany, France Some of his early works were landscapes painted of the beautiful countryside and peasant life in Brittany, France.
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Brittany, France Breton Girls Dancing
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Brittany, France Vision After the Sermon His work became more & more symbolic and colorful.
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Exotic Tropical Landscapes Lived in Peru as a young child & had a love for the tropics. Traveled to Martinique & Tahiti as an adult & painted these landscapes.
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Paintings in Tahiti He painted the people of Tahiti in bright, bold & beautiful color
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He also created woodcuts Woodcuts are… Prints made out of designs that are cut into a block of wood. Ink is rolled onto the block and then the paper is pressed against the block with the ink.
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What can Paul Gauguin teach us? To use our IMAGINATION when we create things in art.
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