Paul René Gauguin

Paul René Gauguin (27 February 1911 – 14 February 1976) was a French painter, graphical artist, sculptor, book illustrator and scenographer. He was born in Copenhagen, and was a son of Pola Gauguin, and grandson of Paul Gauguin. He is particularly known for his coloured woodcuts. Among his book illustrations are books by Inger Hagerup, and he made stage design for various theatres.[1][2][3][4][5]

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Born on 27 January 1911 in Copenhagen, Paul was an innovator in a typical form of Norwegian art that later got its name as the school of Norwegian color woodcuts. In 1924, he migrated to Provence, later to Rouen, where in 1930, he appeared for the entrance exam for the Norwegian Lycée Pierre Corneille.

Paul first learned his wood-cuts from 1930 to 1935, while on fishing trips to Mallorca and Ibiza. He made his debut in wood-cut art at the Autumn Exhibition 1936. In 1938, he worked as a journalist for Dagbladet while in Spain and completed his "Barcelona" while still working there. In the post World War II period in 1949, his work, The Mask, made a mark as a protest against NATO. Following more exhibitions, he did the illustration for Inger Hagerup's Strange in 1950. After his death in 1976, his first solo exhibition was hosted by his third wife, Martha Poulsen, in 1981, when 107 objets d'art were displayed at the National Museum. In his career span, from 1939 to 1945, he created theatrical motifs and decorations for Young Trøndelag Theater and in 1951, for National Theater. Apart from dramatizing the National theater, his decoration works along with his co-artist, Knut Rumohr, include: the Olympic Building, Hotel Viking, and the coastal steamer, MS Nordstjernen

In 1955 in Greece, Gauguin worked with enamel, iron sculptures and scrap iron. His works were inspired by Pablo Picasso, Max Ernst, Vincent van Gogh and Georges Braque. Grandson of the renowned French Impressionist, Paul Gauguin, he had a good command of English, French, Russian, Italian and Catalan.[6][7]

## References

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1. ^ Messel, Nils. "Paul René Gauguin". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
2. ^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Paul René Gauguin". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
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Paintings|

* List of paintings
* Study of a Nude (1880)
* Still Life with Profile of Laval (1886)
* Still Life with a Sketch after Delacroix (c. 1887)
* Vision after the Sermon (1888)
* The Painter of Sunflowers (1888)
* Landscape near Arles (1888)
* The White River (1888)
* Portrait of Madeleine Bernard (1888)
* The Wave (1888)
* Portrait of Madame Roulin (1888)
* Fields by the Sea (1889)
* The Beautiful Angel (1889)
* Fruits on a Table (1889)
* The Schuffenecker Family (1889)
* The Flageolet Player on the Cliff (1889)
* The Yellow Christ (1889)
* The Green Christ (1889)
* Christ on the Mount of Olives (1889)
* Self-Portrait with Halo and Snake (1889)
* Still Life with Head-Shaped Vase and Japanese Woodcut (1889)
* Self-Portrait with the Yellow Christ (c. 1890–91)
* Tahitian Women on the Beach (1891)
* Tahitian Woman with a Flower (1891)
* A Man with an Axe (1891)
* Ia Orana Maria (1891)
* The Bunch of Flowers (1891)
* Conversation (1891)
* Early Evening (1892)
* Landscape with Peacocks (Death) (1892)
* Parau na te varua ino (1892)
* Vahine no te vi (1892)
* Vairumati tei Oa (1892)
* Fatata te Miti (By the Sea) (1892)
* Arearea (1892)
* Spirit of the Dead Watching (1892)
* Te Fare (1892)
* When Will You Marry? (1892)
* Aha Oe Feii? (1892)
* Arii Matamoe (1892)
* The Siesta (1892–1894)
* Merahi metua no Tehamana (1893)
* Otahi (1893)
* Self-Portrait in a Hat (1893)
* Mahana no atua (1894)
* Nave nave moe (1894)
* Arearea no varua ino (1894)
* The Cellist (1894)
* Breton Peasant Women (1894)
* Eiaha Ohipa (1896)
* Nave Nave Mahana (1896)
* Te tamari no atua (1896)
* The Queen (1896)
* Vairumati (1897)
* Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? (1897/1898)
* Nevermore (1897)
* Two Tahitian Women (1899)
* The Great Buddha (1899)
* Tahitian Woman and Boy (1899)
* Landscape, Horse on the Road (1899)
* The Call (1902)
* Still Life with Exotic Birds (1902)
* Landscape with a Pig and a Horse (1903)

Other works|

* Jug in the Form of a Head, Self-Portrait (1889)
* Soyez amoureuses vous serez heureuses (wood panel, 1889)
* Objet décoratif carré avec dieux tahitiens (sculpture, 1893–1895)
* Oviri (ceramic sculpture, 1895)

Periodicals|

* Le Sourire (1899–1900)

Exhibitions|

* Les XX, 1889
* The Volpini Exhibition, 1889

Museums|

* Paul Gauguin Museum (Tahiti)
* Paul Gauguin Cultural Center (Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands)
* Paul Gauguin Interpretation Centre (Martinique)

People|

* Jean René Gauguin (son)
* Pola Gauguin (son)
* Paul René Gauguin (grandson)
* Flora Tristan (grandmother)
* Émile Bernard
* Vincent van Gogh
* Meijer de Haan
* Charles Laval
* George-Daniel de Monfreid
* Camille Pissarro
* Émile Schuffenecker
* Theo van Gogh
* Ambroise Vollard

Related|

* The Moon and Sixpence (1942 film)
* Lust for Life (1956 film)
* Rebel in Paradise (1960 film)
* The Wolf at the Door (1986 film)
* Paradise Found (2003 film)
* Gauguin: Off the Beaten Track (2013 comic book)
* At Eternity's Gate (2018 film)
* Gauguin (crater)
* Paul Gauguin Cruises
* ship

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Germany
* United States
* France
* BnF data

Artists|

* ULAN
* RKD Artists
* KulturNav
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Other|

* SNAC

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