Painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramist, and writer Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin was born, June 7, 1848, in Paris, France ❦ A Post-Impressionist artist, unappreciated during his life, he is now considered an important figure in the Symbolist art movement of the early 1900s. He pioneered the Symbolist art movement in France and set the stage for Fauvism and Expressionism. His work … Continue reading Paul Gauguin [1848–1903]