Most searches for "paul gauguin art prints" land on the same kind of page: a grid of thumbnails, a two-sentence artist bio, and no real sense of which painting is which or why. This collection is built the other way around. Every Paul Gauguin poster here is tied to a specific work, a real year, and a place in his story, and every one is available as a framed print, an unframed fine-art paper print, or canvas wall art.

Gauguin's career reads almost like three different artists sharing one name: the Brittany-and-Arles painter of the 1880s, the first-voyage Tahiti artist of the early 1890s, and the woodcut-and-lithograph printmaker of his final Tahiti years. This page walks through all three chapters, one artwork at a time, with styling notes for wherever you plan to hang it.

The Brittany & Arles Years (1886–1889)

Before Tahiti, Gauguin painted in Pont-Aven, Brittany, and briefly alongside Vincent van Gogh in Arles. This early period produced some of his most collected Paul Gauguin prints, and it is the natural starting point for a gallery wall built in chronological order.

Breton Bather, 1886

A Post-Impressionist nude figure rendered in soft pastel tones, Breton Bather captures Gauguin's early Brittany period before his palette turned bold and tropical. It suits a bedroom or reading corner where a quieter, more intimate print feels right.

Landscape Near Arles, 1888

Painted during Gauguin's short, famously tense stay with van Gogh, this Provençal farm scene of haystacks and open field is one of the more understated Paul Gauguin prints in the collection. Its warm ochre and green palette works well in a farmhouse-style kitchen or dining room.

Design for a Plate: Shame on Those Who Evil Think, 1889

This decorative plate design borrows an old French chivalric motto and turns it into a piece of applied art, showing Gauguin's range beyond painting. It is a striking, graphic choice for a small-format print in a home office or reading nook.

First Tahiti Voyage (1891–1893)

Gauguin's first stay in Tahiti, from 1891 to 1893, produced the portraits and sketches that most people picture when they search "gauguin poster." This is where his palette turns bold and his subjects shift almost entirely to Tahitian life.

Brooding Woman (Te Faaturuma), 1891

One of Gauguin's most recognizable Tahitian portraits, Te Faaturuma captures a single seated figure in quiet, unreadable thought. Its warm terracotta and green tones make it a natural anchor for a living room gallery wall.

Heads of Tahitian Women, 1891

A charcoal sketch portrait rather than a finished painting, this study offers a more intimate, draftsman's-eye view of Gauguin's process. It is a good pick for anyone who wants a Gauguin print with a looser, more sketch-like feel than his finished canvases.

Chez Les Maories, 1893

This Post-Impressionist sketch documents everyday domestic life among the Maori and Tahitian communities Gauguin lived alongside. Looser and more observational than his major portraits, it rewards a closer look, which makes it a strong choice for a hallway or reading nook rather than a room you pass through quickly.

Return to Tahiti: The Final Chapter (1894–1900)

Gauguin returned to Tahiti in 1895 and stayed, with a brief detour to Paris, until his death in 1903. This final period is where he became a serious printmaker as well as a painter, and it is the source of most of the gauguin woodblock prints and lithographs collectors search for today.

Delightful Land (Nave Nave Fenua), 1894

A Tahitian woodcut rather than a painting, Nave Nave Fenua shows Gauguin experimenting with the same bold, flattened outlines he admired in Japanese ukiyo-e prints. If you found this page while searching for paul gauguin japanese prints, this is the connection: Gauguin, like van Gogh, was deeply influenced by the woodblock prints arriving in Paris from Japan, and his own woodcuts carry that influence directly into their line work.

Hail Mary (Ia Orana Maria), 1895

This Tahitian lithograph reworks a Christian devotional scene through a Polynesian lens, one of Gauguin's most studied fusions of European religious subject matter and Tahitian setting. Its rich, saturated color makes it a strong single-print focal point above a mantel or sideboard.

Eve, Suite of Late Woodblocks, 1898

Part of a late series of monochromatic Tahitian woodblocks, Eve strips Gauguin's palette down to near-black-and-white, letting line and shadow carry the entire composition. It is one of the more contemporary-feeling gauguin canvas prints in the collection, and it hangs well alongside modern black-and-white photography.

Caricatures: Governor Gallet, 1900

In his final years, Gauguin turned to satire, hand-illustrating a gazette called Le Sourire that mocked the colonial administration in Tahiti, including Governor Gallet. This satirical illustration print is the most unexpected piece in the collection, and it is a conversation-starting choice for a home office or study.

Styling & Decor Tips for Paul Gauguin Prints

A single large Gauguin print, framed and centered above a sofa or console, works as an instant focal point on its own. If you would rather build a gallery wall, group prints by chapter — the Brittany-and-Arles pieces together, the first-voyage Tahiti portraits together, the late woodcuts and lithographs together — so the arrangement tells a small story rather than reading as a random mix.

In a home office or study, the sketch-based prints like Heads of Tahitian Women or the Caricatures satirical print work well as a single framed piece near a desk. Warmer, saturated portraits such as Brooding Woman or Hail Mary suit a living room or dining room where the color can carry the space. The monochromatic late woodblocks, including Eve, pair surprisingly well with modern black-and-white photography if you already have a gallery wall going.

Craftsmanship & Framing Notes

Every Paul Gauguin print starts on museum-quality archival paper, chosen for its fade resistance and neutral base so the ochre, terracotta, and green tones of his Tahitian palette stay true for years rather than fading toward yellow. Our canvas wall art option is stretched over a solid wood bar frame and finished with a protective UV coating, useful if your gallery wall gets any direct afternoon light.

Framing options include slim black, matte white, and natural oak mouldings. Black frames suit the graphic woodblock and lithograph prints, including Eve and Hail Mary, while natural oak complements the warmer Brittany and Arles-period paintings. If you already own frames you would like to reuse, choose the unframed fine-art print; if you want a piece ready to hang the moment it arrives, choose framed.

More Post-Impressionist Art to Explore

Gauguin painted alongside, and sometimes at odds with, some of the biggest names in Post-Impressionism. If you are building out a fuller collection, our Paul Cézanne prints, framed posters, and canvas wall art collection pairs naturally with Gauguin's early Brittany work, while our Vincent van Gogh posters, framed prints, and canvas wall art collection is the obvious companion to the Arles-period pieces on this page. For the full picture of the movement, our vintage Post-Impressionist art prints page rounds up the wider circle of artists working in this style.

Paul Gauguin Art Prints: Frequently Asked Questions

Few Post-Impressionist artists left behind a story as visually varied as Gauguin's — Brittany pastels, Arles haystacks, Tahitian portraits, and late-life satire, all from one restless career. Browse the pieces above, compare framed versus canvas, and let one chapter of that story anchor your wall.