Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) was a French neo-impressionist painter whose vivid paintings with their flat, bold colours and use of mystical and ambiguous symbols revolutionised art. Never quite gaining success in his own lifetime, Gauguin was driven to Polynesia in search of a place unspoilt by modernity where he could express himself independent of all artistic conventions.
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1848 - 1903Life of the post-impressionist artist Paul Gauguin.
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7 Jun 1848Paul Gauguin is born in Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, Paris.
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1849 - 1855Paul Gauguin spends his early childhood in Lima, Peru.
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Nov 1873Paul Gauguin marries Mette-Sophie Gad.
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1876Paul Gauguin has a painting accepted by the Paris Salon.
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1879Paul Gauguin and Camille Pissarro waork together in Pontoise.
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Jan 1883Paul Gauguin decides to become a full-time artist.
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Jun 1885Paul Gauguin leaves his wfe in Copenhagen and moves to Paris to pursue his career as an artist.
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Apr 1887Paul Gauguin moves to Panama.
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Jun 1887Paul Gauguin moves to Martinique.
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Feb 1888Paul Gauguin moves to Pont-Aven in Brittany.
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Oct 1888 - Dec 1888Paul Gauguin shares a house with Vincent van Gogh in Arles in southern France.
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Apr 1891Paul Gauguin leaves France for Tahiti.
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Jun 1893Paul Gauguin returns to France.
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Jun 1895Paul Gauguin returns to Tahiti.
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Sep 1901Paul Gauguin moves to Hiva Oa in the Marquesas Islands.
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8 May 1903Paul Gauguin dies on Hiva Oa in the Marquesas.
