Monday, February 21, 2011

Monday Morning Museum: Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin






Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin – Wednesday 7 June 1848 Paris, France to Friday 8 May 1903 Atuona, Hiva ‘Oa, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia

French Post-Impressionist Painter


Although Gauguin is primarily associated with tropical paintings, here is an early painting of his with a cooler feel to it – Winter Landscape, Effect Of Snow, 1879




Last Monday’s Artist – Oscar Claude Monet
Next Monday’s Artist – Anne Vallayer-Coster


Images:
Left: Still-Life With Fruit And Lemons, circa 1880 from the website upload.wikimedia.org
Center: The Siesta, 1892-1894 from the website metmuseum.org
Right: Landscape On La Dominique (Hiva OUA), 1903 from the website uploawikimedia.org
Below: “Monday Morning Museum” logo created by Adrean Darce Brent


Monday Morning Museum logo, created by Adrean Darce Brent

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