Today, 122 years ago, on May 1, 1903 (April 5, 1903), the French painter Paul Gauguin died. Paul Gauguin, the selfie of the colourboard, was born in 1848, early years of business and amateur painting. Early painting methods were influenced by Pizarro. In 1881 in Paris attended the Impressionist painting exhibition. In 1883 became a professional painter. In 1886 in Bretagne organized the "Avan Bridge Painting". In 1891, to the southern Pacific Tahiti Island life, began to form a unique style of painting. Higher and more tired of urban hypocrisy, to the pure nature of the island. Painting multi-impressionist traditions and rituals in Paris, characters shaped rich, colourful, painted area, and lines awaken, rich in symbolism