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Vincent van Gogh vs Paul Gauguin

Two painters, their most-loved works next to each other. Facts from museum records and Wikipedia.

Vincent van Gogh

Dutch painter (1853–1890)

The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh
Works here
28
Dated
1880–1890
Main era
Post-Impressionism & Early Modern
Where to see
Museum of Modern Art, Kröller-Müller Museum, Van Gogh Museum, Frans Buffa & sons

Vincent Willem van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. In just over a decade he created about 2,100 artworks, including around 860 oil paintings, most of them in the last two years of his life.

Paul Gauguin

French artist (1848–1903)

Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? by Paul Gauguin
Works here
12
Dated
1888–1901
Main era
Post-Impressionism & Early Modern
Where to see
Museum of Fine Arts Boston, http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/885de3f3525982407b49dd583f05bf5e, Musée d'Orsay, Buffalo AKG Art Museum

Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin was a French painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramist, and writer, whose work has been primarily associated with the Post-Impressionist and Symbolist movements. He was also an influential practitioner of wood engraving and woodcuts as art forms.

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