Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin ( ; 7 June 1848 -- 8 May 1903 ) was a French Post-Impressionist artist who was not well appreciated until after his death .
Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin ( 7 June 1848 -- 8 May 1903 ) was a leading French post-Impressionist painter . He who was not well appreciated until after his death .