The Wooden Gate (The Pig Keeper) (1889) -"The Wooden Gate"�emphasizes expressiveness and a departure from the realistic depiction of nature. This�was painted during a prolific period when Gauguin was working in Brittany, France, and developing the distinctive style that would characterize his later work in Tahiti. His works from this period often featured flat planes of color, bold outlines, and symbolic imagery.�� *Paul Gauguin (1848-1903)��was a French painter, sculptor,�printmaker,�ceramist, and writer, whose work has been primarily associated with the�Post-Impressionist�and�Symbolist�movements.�He is a noted as a pioneer of modern art, known for his experimental use of color and Synthetist style,�that were distinct from�Impressionism.�He abandoned a career as a stockbroker and his family in France, escaped from European life to pursue a "primitive" existence and artistic vision, eventually settling in Tahiti and the Marquesas Islands.�His work�rejected Western naturalism in favor of simplified forms, bold outlines, and non-naturalistic colors to express emotional, tranquil and spiritual states. Gauguin's art was largely unappreciated during his lifetime but profoundly influenced 20th-century avant-garde artists such as Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse.�