Paul Gauguin was something of a celebrity in the modern art world. He was lured by the sunflowers, and moved to Arles and took up residence at the Yellow House on October 23rd, 1888.

Though the autoworker paid little for the paintings, they are both highly prized. The Gauguin is believed to be worth $14 million to $41 million.

Paul Gauguin's Tahitian mistress Tehamana modeled for many of his South Seas works, including the lush Te Nave Nave Fenua (The Delightful Land), 1892. Ohara Museum of Art Paul Gauguin did not lack ...

While the most expensive paintings ever sold ... selling for $300 million. Gauguin’s colorful portrait of two Tahitian women fetched $210 million in 2015. One of the women in the painting wears a ...

Paul Gauguin, "Femmes de Tahiti (Tahitian Women)," 1891, oil on canvas, Musée d’Orsay, Paris. On view at the Museum of Arts, Houston's "Gauguin in the World" exhibit.

Introduction Paul Gauguin is a French Post-Impressionist artist who was unappreciated until after his death. Gauguin now is recognized for his experimental and innovative presentation of formal ...

Spotlight February 2004 Issue Gauguin’s Last Testament The author analyzes Paul Gauguin’s breakthrough masterpiece, the heart of a “Gauguin Tahiti” show at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts.

The life of Paul Gauguin is the stuff of legend. Or several legends. There’s the Romantic visionary invoked by his friend August Strindberg—“a child taking his toys to pieces to make new ...

Paul also used the people of Tahiti as muses—photographing where Gauguin painted—and sees the country as nothing more than the exotic backdrop for his journey of self-discovery.