The book of L. Volynsky - "The Green Tree of Life" - is dedicated to the outstanding artists of France at the end of the 19th century. Her heroes - Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, Camille Pizarro, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, Paul Cezanne, Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Gauguin - are people whose lives were devoted to the search for new ways, the struggle for truthful art, close to man. The best creations of these artists are a living branch on the evergreen tree of life. Their paintings remain a valuable contribution to the treasure trove of cultural riches accumulated by humanity.