This 1888 self-portrait is by French Post-Impressionist Paul Gauguin (foreground), who is most famous for his paintings from what part of the word?

The exotic siren call of gloriously lush Tahiti was too seductive for Paul Gauguin to resist: in his 40s, he left Mrs. G and five children behind and set out for the "primitive paradise" of late 19th century French Polynesia. The artist gained massive fame after his death, as well as a controversial legacy, for his Tahitian paintings featuring adolescent Polynesian girls.

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