Joseph Nechvatal January 9, 2018 Paul Gauguin, “Mahana no atua (Le jour de Dieu)”, 1894, oil on linen canvas, collection of the Art Institute of Chicago ...

The J. Paul Getty Museum announced Tuesday that it had acquired “Arii Matamoe,” an 1892 painting by Paul Gauguin that has been in a private collection in Switzerland for decades.

Paul Gauguin, “Merahi metua no Tehamana (‘Tehamana Has Many Parents’ or ‘The Ancestors of Tehamana’)” (1893), an oil painting on canvas of Teha’amana, whom Gauguin “married” in ...

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.

Paul Gauguin, "Trois tahitiens (Three Tahitians)," 1899, oil on canvas, National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh. On view at the Museum of Arts, Houston's "Gauguin in the World" exhibit.

Sue Prideaux’s latest biography paints a vivid portrait of Paul Gauguin, the towering artist whose bright colors, flat planes, symbolism, and naked, dark-skinned Polynesian women paved the way ...

Commentary Paul Gauguin (1848—1903): Revolutionary Painter Entangled in the Law A discussion of the life of Paul Gauguin, who's last ten years, the author writes, were " a frenzied mixture of ...

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.

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.

A colorful 1892 painting by artist Paul Gauguin sold for a record $300 million. WSJ's Kelly Crow discusses how such a sale will impact the art market. Photo: AP A colorful painting of two Tahitian ...

In “Wild Thing,” Sue Prideaux draws on recently discovered source material, delivering an enthralling account of an artist whose life was as inventive as his art. By Jennifer Szalai How a best ...