Paul Gauguin

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Eugene Henri Paul Gauguin Was Born in Paris on June 7, 1848. He father, Clovis Gauguin, was radical journalist for Le National. His mother, Aline Marie Chazal, is the daughter of the writer and political activist, Flora Tristan. In 1851 The Gauguin Family, Fearing the government, leaves France and goes to live with Aline’s great uncle in Lima, Peru. His father, Clovis, died along the way.
Aline Returns to France with Paul and his older sister Marie and settled in Orleans with her late husband ‘s father and brother. Aline move to Paris where Gustave Arosa, a wealthy businessman of Spanish decent, befriends her and her two children. Gauguin prepares to take the entrance examination for the Marine Academy. Gauguin enlists with the French Merchant navy and his first trip took him to Rio de Janeiro. Aline died on July 7, 1867.
When he returned to Paris Gauguin joins the stockbroking firm of Paul Bertin at the Instigation of his patron, Gustave Arosa. He meets and begins a close friendship with the painter Emile Schuffenecker. He also meets his future wife, the Danish Mette-Sophie Gad, through Arosa’s circle. Gauguin and Mette marry on November 22, 1873 and they had five children: Emil (1874), Aline (1877), Clovis (1879), Jean-Rene (1881), and Paul Rollon (also known as Pola, 1883). The Gauguin family left for Copenhagen where the mounting friction between Mette and Paul leads to a breakdown in the marriage.
Under Pressure from the Academy of Art, Gauguin closes his one-man exhibition after only five days. In June 1885 he leaves for Paris with his son Clovis. Mette and the other children stay behind in Denmark. Lack of money and his son’s ill health compel Gauguin to take a job as a billsticker. Nineteen Gauguin canvasses from 1884-85 are displayed at the 8th Impressionist Exhibition in Paris. Gauguin Meets the ceramist Ernest Chaplet and works with him later in the same year. After leaving Clovis with family, Gauguin goes to Po...