Question

In a self-portrait by this artist, apples appear in front of a red background while a halo hovers above and a snake twists around a hand. In another work by this artist, a figure in a black robe stares at a sleeping nude woman. This artist portrayed a bent tree trunk diagonally dividing a scene in which Breton nuns look at a vision of Jacob wrestling an angel. Along with a “Green” version, this artist of Spirit of the Dead Watching painted the crucifixion set in France in The Yellow Christ. For 10 points, name this French artist who represented different stages of life as women in Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?, one of his many paintings in (10[1])Tahiti. (10[1])■END■ (10[2]0[5])

ANSWER: Paul Gauguin [or Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ivy Chen (DII)PrincetonUniversity of Delaware B12410
Emily Bussa (UG)MarylandRutgers12510
Nat KuNYU BLehigh12610
Daniel Shannon (DII)University of Delaware ASwarthmore B1260
Ashish KumbhardareRowanFordham1260
Wade Rogers (DII)FordhamRowan1260
Will Hollister (DII)LehighNYU B1260
Rio Lucenet (UG)NYU CSwarthmore A12610
CarterNYU AColumbia B1260

Summary

2023 ACF Fall (Rutgers)10/14/2023Y757%0%0%125.25