A pioneer of the Symbolist art movement in France, Paul Gauguin is famous for his sumptuous paintings of bathers, Tahiti and its inhabitants, and haystacks in the Breton landscape - all of which set the stage for Fauvism and Expressionism.
While he was originally associated with the Impressionists in Paris, Gauguin began to seek out more so-called “primitive” subject matter.
He traveled to Panama, Martinique, and, famously, Tahiti, where he painted the local populace; he wanted to find edenic perfection outside of European society.
Gauguin also produced ceramics and many types of prints.
His work belongs in the collections of the Tate, the Museum of Modern Art, the Guggenheim Museum and many others.
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