The painter Paul Gauguin was born on June 7, 1848, in Paris, France. He died on May 8, 1903. His father was an ardent republican journalist, but fearing repression by the unstable government after the revolution, the family fled to Peru in South America shortly after Paul's birth. His father died suddenly before Paul turned one, and the mother and son returned to France in 1855. He later worked as a navigator and naval officer, before finding employment at what would now be called a securities firm. He married, had five children, and lived a comfortable life painting as a hobby. However, the stock market crash completely changed his mind, and he decided to pursue a career as a painter. From 1886, he worked in Pont-Aven, Brittany, with Émile Bernard and Charles Laval, and formed Breton fundamentalism (the Pont-Aven School). In 1888, he accepted an invitation from Vincent van Gogh to live with him in Arles, southern France. However, their strong personalities clashed on numerous occasions. Incidents such as Van Gogh's ear-cutting incident led to the collapse of their cohabitation after just two months.
In 1889, the first Symbolist exhibition in painting history was held at the Paris World's Fair. He deepened his relationship with the Symbolist painter Tahitian, but in 1891, after a falling out with Bernard, he traveled to Tahiti in search of paradise. He later returned to Japan due to poverty and illness, but returned in 1895 and remained there until his death.
His works have frequently inspired fashion designers, and Aquilano Rimondi's 14 Spring/Summer collection was inspired by Gauguin's paintings of Tahitian women. The theme of Jean Paul GAULTIER's 2000SS men's collection was "Gauguin in a Tipsy Mood," and the collection featured clothes that incorporated Gauguin's paintings, the scenery and mood of Tahiti.