Gauguinrsquo;s paintings are redolent of the South Sea islands; full of exotic women; vibrant flora; and brilliant color. In addition; his scenes range from normal life in Francersquo;s Brittany; to Provence where he painted and lived briefly with Vincent van Gogh; to French Polynesia. Eugegrave;ne Henri Paul Gauguin was born in Paris on June 7; 1848. After Napoleacute;on III became the president of France; Gauguinrsquo;s family left for Peru in December 1849. They remained there four years at which point they returned to Paris. An early exposure to a non-European lifestyle and culture undoubtedly opened Gauguinrsquo;s mind to his later fascination with the Caribbean and with Tahiti and the peoples of those islands he portrayed so eloquently. Gauguin; a banker; started painting in his spare time. He never had any formal art training but set about painting as a hobby with commendable amateur skill. His first paintings were inspired by Corot and the Barbizon School and featured romantic naturalist subject matter. He soon aligned himself with the Impressionists; but is now labeled by art historians as a Post-Impressionist. Gauguin called himself a Synthesist. His technique was often called Cloisonnisme.
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