Gauguin, Paul b. June 7, 1848 d. May 8, 1903 Artist. First he was a sailor, then a stockbroker in Paris but painted in his free time. He began working with Camille Pissarro in 1874 and showed in every Impressionist exhibition between 1879 and 1886. In 1884 he moved with his family to Copenhagen, where he unsuccessfully pursued a business career. He returned to Paris in 1885 to paint full-time, leaving his family in Denmark. In 1885 he met Edgar Degas, next year he met Charles Laval and Emile Bernard and Vincent van Gogh. With Laval he...[Read More] (Bio by: Jelena) Atuona Cemetery, Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia
b. April 8, 1929 d. October 9, 1978