Gauguin pioneered the Symbolist art movement in France and set the stage for Fauvism and Expressionism. Early Career and Training. Gauguin came late to art. There is little in his early life to presage his phenomenal artistic career; however, his peripatetic upbringing established his restless need for voyage to exotic destinations. More @Wikipedia
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