Why did Paul Gauguin lose his job as a stockbroker in 1882?

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Self-portrait painting by Paul Gauguin showing the artist with a mustache, yellow halo, and stylized plants against a vivid orange background with green and red fruit. — Paul Gauguin Self-portrait by Paul Gauguin, oil on wood, 1889; in the Chester Dale Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. 79.2 × 51.3 cm.

Paul Gauguin lost his job as a stockbroker in 1882 due to a crash in the French stock market.1

Rather than viewing this as a professional setback, Gauguin perceived the loss of his employment as a positive development, as it provided him with the opportunity to "paint every day". Following this event, he unsuccessfully attempted to find work with art dealers while continuing to focus on his artistic pursuits.1