Gauguin's powerful posthumous retrospective exhibitions at the Salon d ' Automne in Paris in 1903 and an even larger one in 1906 had a stunning and powerful influence on Picasso's paintings.

Both David Sweetman and John Richardson point to the Gauguin sculpture called Oviri ( literally meaning ' savage '), the gruesome phallic figure of the Tahitian goddess of life and death that was intended for Gauguin's grave, exhibited in the 1906 retrospective exhibition that even more directly led to Les Demoiselles.

They spent this at Vollard's Gallery, buying Gauguin's Sunflowers and Three Tahitians, Cézanne's Bathers, and two Renoirs.

In addition to seeing Gauguin's work at Durrio's Picasso also saw the work at Ambroise Vollard's gallery where both he and Gauguin were represented.

* Paul Gauguin's exhibit at Les XX, 1889

* A complete essay about Gauguin's paintings at the tropics

Furthermore, in his introduction to Post-Impressionism, Rewald opted for a second volume featuring Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri Rousseau " le Douanier ", Les Nabis and Cézanne as well as the Fauves, the young Picasso and Gauguin's last trip to the South-Sea ; it was to expand the period covered at least into the first decade of the 20th century — yet this second volume remained unfinished.

After Gauguin's departure, Van Gogh imagined the two major versions as wings of the Berceuse Triptych, and finally he included them in his exhibit at Les XX in Bruxelles.

Bernard's style was effective and coherent ( see: woman at haystacks ,) as can also be seen from the comparison of the two " portraits " Bernard and Gauguin sent to Van Gogh at the end of September 1888 at the latter's request: self-portraits-at Gauguin's initiative-each integrating a small portrait of the other in the background.

Gauguin created a portrait of him in 1886 looking at one of Gauguin's Ceramic sculptures, entitled " Still Life with Profile of Laval ".

The power evoked by Gauguin's work led directly to Les Demoiselles d ' Avignon in 1907.

According to Gauguin biographer David Sweetman, Picasso as early as 1902 became a fan of Gauguin's work when he met and befriended the expatriate Spanish sculptor and ceramist Paco Durrio ( 1875 – 1940 ), in Paris.

On Saturday 26 April 2003, three paintings — Van Gogh's The Fortification of Paris with Houses, Picasso's Poverty and Gauguin's Tahitian Landscape – were stolen from the gallery.

A man to consult and a little like the good Lord ," and he was also one of Gauguin's masters.

One of Gauguin's few early memories of his mother was of her wearing the traditional costume of Lima, one eye peeping from behind her manteau, the mysterious one-eye veil that all women in Lima went out in.

Picasso's paintings of massive figures from 1906 were directly influenced by Gauguin's sculpture, painting and his writing as well.

Concerning Gauguin's impact on Picasso John Richardson wrote, The 1906 exhibition of Gauguin's work left Picasso more than ever in this artist's thrall.

Sweetman writes, " Gauguin's statue Oviri, which was prominently displayed in 1906, was to stimulate Picasso's interest in both sculpture and ceramics, while the woodcuts would reinforce his interest in print-making, though it was the element of the primitive in all of them which most conditioned the direction that Picasso's art would take.

Durrio had several of Gauguin's works on hand because he was a friend of Gauguin's and an unpaid agent of his work.

Under the influence of folk art and Japanese prints, Gauguin's work evolved towards Cloisonnism, a style given its name by the critic Édouard Dujardin in response to Émile Bernard's method of painting with flat areas of color and bold outlines, which reminded Dujardin of the Medieval cloisonné enamelling technique.

John Rewald, an art historian focused on the birth of Modern art, wrote a series of books about the Post-Impressionist period, including Post-Impressionism: From Van Gogh to Gauguin ( 1956 ) and an essay, Paul Gauguin: Letters to Ambroise Vollard and André Fontainas ( included in Rewald's Studies in Post-Impressionism, 1986 ), discusses Gauguin's years in Tahiti, and the struggles of his survival as seen through correspondence with the art dealer Vollard and others.

He was always loath to admit Gauguin's role in setting him on the road to primitivism.

Mario Vargas Llosa based his 2003 novel The Way to Paradise on Gauguin's life, and that of his grandmother Flora Tristan.

Mario Vargas Llosa's 2003 novel The Way to Paradise is also based on Paul Gauguin's life.

In addition to being a historic painting, it depicts the influences of the French modernists on his works, particularly Paul Gauguin's Symbolism.

The biggest farm, Gauguin's Pearl employed more than 50 local workers, with a strong impact on the economy of this 2000 inhabitants atoll.

The paintings were made on Gauguin's jute which with Van Gogh ’ s brushstroke made a finished tapestry-like texture.

Atuona was Paul Gauguin's home for the last three years of his life, and he is buried in the cemetery ( Calvary Cemetery, French: Cimetière Calvaire ) there.

Paul Gauguin's paintings, Pablo Picasso's paintings and Igor Stravinsky's music are sometimes cited as examples of primitivism in art.

One of Post-Impressionist Paul Gauguin's most famous paintings.

Other paintings include van Gogh's Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear and Peach Blossoms in the Crau, Gauguin's Nevermore and Te Rerioa, as well as important works by Seurat, Henri " Douanier " Rousseau, Toulouse-Lautrec and Modigliani.

The paintings are of the first works that Van Gogh and Gauguin painted following Gauguin's arrival.

The paintings are of the first works that van Gogh and Gauguin painted following Gauguin's arrival.

Primitivism is a Western art movement that borrows visual forms from non-Western or prehistoric peoples, such as Paul Gauguin's inclusion of Tahitian motifs in paintings and ceramics.

Munch was particularly inspired by Gauguin's " reaction against realism " and his credo that " art was human work and not an imitation of Nature ", a belief earlier stated by Whistler.

Paul Gauguin's last physical contact with them was in 1891.

There is some speculation that the Belgian artist Germaine Chardon was Gauguin's daughter.

Gauguin's relationship with Van Gogh was rocky.

The vogue for Gauguin's work started soon after his death.

After they met, Durrio introduced Picasso to Gauguin's stoneware, helped Picasso make some ceramic pieces and gave Picasso a first La Plume edition of Noa Noa: The Tahiti Journal of Paul Gauguin.

Had not Picasso signed himself ' Paul ' in Gauguin's honor.

Although just under 30 inches high, Oviri has an awesome presence, as befits a monument intended for Gauguin's grave.