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Biography |
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1848 |
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Born: June 7, Paris, France |
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1851 - 1855 |
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Lived in Lima, Peru |
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1865 - 1871 |
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Served in the merchant marine and traveled the tropics |
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1874 |
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Began to paint as a hobby |
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1884 |
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Moved with his family to Copenhagen, Denmark, to pursue business |
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1885 |
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Separated from his wife and children, returned to Paris to paint full-time |
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1887 |
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Traveled with Charles Laval to Panama and Martinique |
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1891 |
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Traveled to Tahiti |
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1899 |
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Founded his own journal, Le Sourire |
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1901 |
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Moved to the Marquesas Islands |
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1903 |
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Died: May 8, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia |
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Exhibitions |
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2005 |
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April 8 - June 19, "Special Installation: Prints by Paul Gauguin", The Clark |
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2002 |
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June 18 - Oct. 20, "Gauguin in New York Collections: The Lure of the Exotic", Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY |
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1955 |
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Sept. 30 - Oct. 26, "Paul Gauguin", Tate Britain |
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1906 |
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Retrospective. Salon d'Automne. Paris, France. |
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1889 |
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Group exhibition: Paul Gauguin, Emile Bernard and Paul Sérusier; Café Volpini. Paris, France |
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1879 - 1886 |
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Impressionist Exhibitions; Paris, France. |
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