Art Two - Paul Gauguin landscape paintings

Paul Gauguin was a French born painter.  He was born in 1848 and died in 1903.  He is best known for his connection to the Post Impressionism movement.  He was a friend (and competitor) to Vincent van Gogh - they even were roommates for a little while in the south of France.  The paintings below were completed after he left van Gogh and moved to Tahiti.  He began using even more expressive color and his style became more primitive.  Although he abandoned his wife and children, critics say that this work is his best.