Paul
Gaugin died on this day in 1903 at the age of 54 – his dissipated life finally
caught up with him. He is not admired by many feminists as a result of his
lifestyle choices – the least of which was abandoning his wife and 5
children. I’m not defending him in any
way.
But
the art has to be admired.
He
was a French artist born in Paris.
He
is perhaps most famous for sloping off to Tahiti for years – which is where he
died. A luxury small cruise liner is
named after him. See here for a post
about this cruise liner.
His
most famous works include:
Self portrait with halo |
Mahana No Atua |
Tahitian Women |
One
of the best collections of Gaugin’s is surprisingly in Denmark – surprising
because he hated the Danes having lived there with his Danish wife whom he
later split from. Other galleries with
good examples include the Musee d’Orsay in Paris and MOMA in New York.
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