Paul Cézanne
- Introduction
- Paul Cézanne ( say-ZAN, also UK: siz-AN, US: say-ZAHN, French: [pɔl sezan]; 19 January 1839 – 22 October 1906) was a French artist and Post-Impressionist painter whose work laid the foundations of the transition from the 19th-century conception of artistic endeavor to a new and radically different world of art in the 20th century. Cézanne is said to have formed the bridge between late 19th-century Impressionism and the early 20th century's new line of artistic enquiry, Cubism. Cézanne's often repetitive, exploratory brushstrokes are highly characteristic and clearly recognizable. He used planes of colour and small brushstrokes that build up to form complex fields. The paintings convey Cézanne's intense study of his subjects. Both Matisse and Picasso are said to have remarked that Cézanne "is the father of us all".
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- Introduction
- Cézanne modulated warm and cool hues to depict depth and surface and used his constructive brushstroke, rather than perspective or foreshortening, to build up form and structure. Since 1890, his complex painting has influenced nearly every avant-garde movement in painting, including Cubism and abstract art. In his early career, he was strongly influenced by Delacroix and Courbet, using thick slabs of paint to give his early works a sculptural presence and intensity. He exhibited with the Impressionists, but eventually rejected what he considered the Impressionists' lack of structure, declaring his intention to make Impressionism into "something solid and durable, like the art of museums." Comment on works: Landscapes, Portraits
- Nationality
- French
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Still Life Artist, Painter
- Names
- Paul Cézanne, Paul Cezanne, Polʹ Sezann, P. Sezanas, Pol Sezan, Sai-shang, פאול סזאן, セザンヌ, Cézanne, Cezanne, p. cezanne, cezanne paul
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Exhibitions
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518: A Surrealist Art History
Ongoing
MoMA
Collection gallery
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501: 19th-Century Innovators
Ongoing
MoMA
Collection gallery
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Painting and Sculpture Changes 2013
Jan 1–Dec 31, 2013
MoMA
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Gifted: Collectors and Drawings at MoMA, 1929–1983
Oct 19, 2011–Feb 12, 2012
MoMA
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Matisse: Radical Invention, 1913–1917
Jul 18–Oct 11, 2010
MoMA
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Paul Cézanne has
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Paul Cézanne Portrait of Guillaumin with a Hanging Man 1873
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Paul Cézanne Self-Portrait in a Straw Hat 1875-76
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Paul Cézanne Milk Can and Apples 1879-80
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Paul Cézanne Still Life with Fruit Dish 1879-80
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Paul Cézanne L'Estaque 1879-83
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Paul Cézanne The Bather c. 1885
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Paul Cézanne The Bridge at Gardanne (recto); View of Gardanne (verso) 1885–86
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Paul Cézanne Bathers (c. 1885-1890)
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Paul Cézanne Boy in a Red Vest 1888-90
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Paul Cézanne Mercury after Pigalle c. 1890
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Paul Cézanne Foliage (recto); Study of Trees (verso) 1895
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Paul Cézanne The Bathers, large plate (Les baigneurs, grand planche) 1896-97
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Paul Cézanne Pines and Rocks (Fontainebleau?) c. 1897
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Paul Cézanne The Bathers, small plate (Les baigneurs, petit planche) 1897
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Paul Cézanne Still Life with Apples 1895-98
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Paul Cézanne Turning Road at Montgeroult 1898
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Paul Cézanne The Bathers, large plate (Les baigneurs, grand planche) 1899
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Paul Cézanne House Among Trees (c. 1900)
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Paul Cézanne Rocks Near the Caves above Château Noir 1895–1900
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Paul Cézanne Portrait of Cézanne c. 1898–1900
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Paul Cézanne Château Noir 1903-04
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Paul Cézanne Still Life with Ginger Jar, Sugar Bowl, and Oranges 1902-06
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Paul Cézanne Mont Sainte-Victoire 1902–06
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