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Paul Gauguin was a French Post-Impressionist painter known for his distinctive use of color and symbolism. His works often depicted the landscapes and people of Tahiti, reflecting his longing for a primitive way of life. Gauguin is a significant figure in art history, profoundly influencing later artists.

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“A critic is someone who meddles with something that is none of his business.”

Author:Paul Gauguin

“Slyly, banteringly, but also overbearingly, the critic - the one who does not swallow anything whole, who waits until posterity has consecrated it before... howling - is among those who howl their admiration the way they howl their insults: don't be afraid, don't tremble - the beast doesn't have any nails or teeth, or even brain: it is stuffed.”

Way Doe Whole Waiting Brain Critics Teeth Beast Insult Admiration Nails Posterity Howl

Book:The writings of a savage

Source: The writings of a savage

“The critics can say stupid things and we can enjoy them, if we have the legitimate feeling of superiority - the satisfaction of a duty accomplished.”

Ifs Feelings Enjoy Stupid Duty Critics Satisfaction Accomplished Superiority Stupid Things

Author:Paul Gauguin

“A critic in my house sees some paintings. Greatly perturbed, he asks for my drawings. My drawings? Never! They are my letters, my secrets.”

Art Asks House Secret Painting Letters Critics Drawing

Book:Gauguin's Intimate Journals

Source: Gauguin's Intimate Journals

“There are two sorts of beauty; one is the result of instinct, the other of study. A combination of the two, with the resulting modifications, brings with it a very complicated richness, which the art critic ought to try to discover.”

Trying Art Two Results Study Ought Instinct Critics Complicated Combination Richness Modification Art Critic

Author:Paul Gauguin

About the Author

Born: June 7, 1848
Died: May 8, 1903
Known for: Artist
Quotes: 144

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