Aside from what we learn through his own paintings and writings, little is known about Paul Gauguin’s time in Tahiti, clouding the artist’s exploits in the South Pacific in a self-eulogized mystery.

“Man leaves job to pursue other, more meaningful interests” is a theme that’s very of the moment, but rarely does it effect a monumental change. Not so in the 19th century. That’s when—in 1882, to be ...

Paul Gauguin’s painting, Nature morte avec pivoines de chine et mandoline, which hung on the walls of the Musée d’Orsay in Paris for nearly 40 years before it was restituted to heirs of early ...

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A prized and rare sculpture by Paul Gauguin that was acquired by the J. Paul Getty Museum for a reported $3 million to $5 million has been deemed a fake. Researchers made the change in attribution ...

The shadows of French colonialism, of 19th-century cultural appropriations, and of the artist’s unbridled carnal appetites found in his work have made the French Post-Impressionist painter Paul ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Chadd Scott covers the intersection of art and travel. The work of Paul Gauguin receives fresh examination in two shows on view ...

After examining the French artist Paul Gauguin’s The Little Cat with X-ray imaging, experts at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam are unraveling the painting’s secrets—including a hidden beetle. When ...

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