Gauguin

American  

[goh-gan] / goʊˈgɛ̃ /

noun

1. (Eugène Henri) Paul 1848–1903, French painter.

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Gauguin British  

/ ɡoɡɛ̃ /

noun

1. Paul (pɔl). 1848–1903, French postimpressionist painter, who worked in the South Pacific from 1891. Inspired by primitive art, his work is characterized by flat contrasting areas of pure colours

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Example Sentences

The MFA assembled 14 of these, contextualized by self-portraits, Japanese prints, works by artists Van Gogh admired, and paintings by Paul Gauguin, who joined his friend in the south toward the end of 1888.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

That's why you go look at a Gauguin, a Matisse, a Basquiat.

From Salon • May 6, 2024

Same goes for SAM’s 2011 Picasso show, one of the highest-attended exhibits in the country that year, and its Gauguin exhibition in 2012.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 19, 2023

Among their stars are cyclists Florian Jouanny, Alexandre Leaute and Heidi Gauguin who all won gold medals at the recent World Championships in Glasgow.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2023

But Theo is not living a wild life; it’s Vincent and Gauguin in Arles who are living a Bohemian lifestyle, with Gauguin taking the lead.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman