PAUL GAUGUIN SHOPPING TOTE ART BAG BACKGROUND

Beautiful shopping tote bag featuring a Tahitian landscape by the French Post-Impressionist artist Paul Gauguin who spent ten years in French Polynesia.

Born: June 7, 1848 - Paris, France
Died: May 8, 1903 - Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia

The painting is presently exhibited at © The Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection

Unappreciated until after his death, Gauguin is now internationally recognized for his vivid and experimental use of color and exaggerated body proportions.

His work was influential on the French avant-garde and many modern artists, such as Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse, and he is well known for his relationship with Vincent and Theo van Gogh.