At an exhibition in London, one sagacious critic wrote: 'Mo… - Paul Gauguin

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At an exhibition in London, one sagacious critic wrote: 'Monsieur Degas seems a good pupil of Nittis!' Doesn't this reflect that mania which men of letters have for squabbling in court over who had a given idea first? And the mania spreads to painters who take great care of their originality.

Paul Gauguin

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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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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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