The critic asks me: 'So you are a Symbolist? I mean well and I would like to learn; why don't you explain Symbolism to me'.. I answer.. .'Well, my pa… - Paul Gauguin

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The critic asks me: 'So you are a Symbolist? I mean well and I would like to learn; why don't you explain Symbolism to me'.. I answer.. .'Well, my paintings probably speak Hebrew, which you do not understand, so there is no point in continuing the conversation.

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About Paul Gauguin

Paul Gauguin (7 June 1848 – 8 May 1903) was a French Post-Impressionist painter; From 1895 he lived and painted in Papeete on Tahiti.

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Pen Names: Gauguin, Eugène Henri Paul
Alternative Names: Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin Eugene Henri Paul Gauguin Paul Gaugin Eugene-Henri Gauguin Kao-keng Pablo Gauguin Eugène-Henri-Paul Gauguin Gauguin Polʹ Gogen Paul Eugène Henri Gauguin Eugène Henry Paul Gauguin Eugene-Henri-Paul Gauguin Paul Eugene Henri Gauguin Eugene Henry Paul Gauguin p. gauguin gauguin paul P. gaugin
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Original: Votre œil bleu du nord regardait attentivement les tableaux pendus aux murs. J’eus comme le pressentiment d’une révolte : tout un choc entre votre civilisation et ma barbarie. Civilisation dont vous souffrez. Barbarie qui est pour moi un rajeunissement.

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