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| (Eu⋅gène Hen⋅ri) Paul [œ-zhen ahn-ree pawl] , 1848–1903, French painter. |
| Gau·guin (gō-gāɴ') French artist whose paintings are characterized by simplified forms and brilliant colors and are partially responsible for the significance of primitivism in modern art. |
A nineteenth-century French painter best known for his use of color and his paintings of Polynesian women. He abandoned his business career, family, and country to live and paint in Tahiti.
