Paul GauguinFrench, 1848–1903Paysage breton
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Paysage breton” now? Collection: Musée d'Art moderne et contemporain de Strasbourg, Strasbourg. Unknown.
Strasbourg, France
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- XXI 160
In the catalog
Sources
- Musée d'Art moderne et contemporain de Strasbourg
- Image: Musée d'Art moderne et contemporain de Strasbourg — © musée d'art moderne et contemporain de Strasbourg; Ministère de la Culture (France), base Joconde
In the life of Paul Gauguin
The whole life1891–1901 · Workplace
Tahiti
c. 1898
Suicide Attempt
After finishing Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?, Gauguin attempted suicide by taking arsenic, but the dose proved too large, and a violent fit of vomiting saved his life.
1899
Son born: Emile Gauguin
16 September 1901
Move to Hiva Oa, the House of Pleasure
On 16 September 1901 Gauguin arrived at Atuona on the island of Hiva Oa (Marquesas Islands), where he bought a plot from the Catholic mission and built a two-story house he named the Maison du Jouir ("House of Pleasure"). Here, despite illness and poverty, he worked at full strength — painting landscapes, writing stories, and engaging in journalism.
27 March 1903
Sentence: Fine and Three Months in Prison
After Gauguin's campaign against the gendarmes and his accusations of corruption, the gendarme Claverie sued him for libel: on 27 March 1903 the local magistrate sentenced the artist to a fine of 500 francs and three months in prison. Gauguin appealed to Papeete, but the imprisonment was never carried out — he died shortly afterwards.
8 May 1903
Died
