Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: EugÃ ne Henri Paul Gauguin ( 7 June 1848 â `` 8 May 1903 ) was a leading Post-Impressionist painter .
Simplified: EugÃ ne Henri Paul Gauguin ( ; 7 June 1848 â `` 8 May 1903 ) was a leading French Post-Impressionist artist .