I am leaving in order to have peace and quiet, to be rid of the influence of civilization. I want only to do simple, very simple art, and to be able … - Paul Gauguin

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I am leaving in order to have peace and quiet, to be rid of the influence of civilization. I want only to do simple, very simple art, and to be able to do that, I have to immerse myself in virgin nature, see no one but savages, live their life, with no other thought in mind but to render, the way a child would, the concepts formed in my brain and to do this with the aid of nothing but the primitive means of art, the only means that are good and true.

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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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