French painter, 1839–1906
The Overture to Tannhäuser is an 1869 oil-on-canvas painting by the French Post-Impressionist artist Paul Cézanne, now in the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg. It came from the Moscow collection of Ivan Morozov. The painting shows two women, usually identified as Cézanne's sisters but possibly the daughters of his uncle Dominique Aubert, at the Cézanne family home near Aix-en-Provence.
The Hanged Man's House is an 1873 oil-on-canvas painting by the French Post-Impressionist artist Paul Cézanne. The painting is exhibited at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.
The Hanged Man's House is an oil painting on canvas that measures 55 cm x 66 cm and is signed by Cézanne on the bottom left in red paint. It displays a landscape with a complicated composition. Description →
The Hanged Man's House was presented at the First Impressionist Exhibition in 1874 and was the first painting that Cézanne sold to a collector. The village depicted in the painting is Auvers-sur-Oise, 27 km north of Paris. Background →
House in Provence is an oil painting by the French Post-Impressionist artist Paul Cézanne. Created between 1886 and 1890, as of 2012 it is part of the permanent collection in the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
House in Provence was probably bought by the artist Ambroise Vollard. In 1910, it was sold to Henri Bernstein. Provenance →
With muted tones and soft colors, Cézanne painted a home, accented by the gray-blue mountains in the background, the soft greens of the rolling hills, and the brown tones of the fields. Cézanne's dynamic style is best observed closely in this painting; the brushstrokes intersect in dynamic way, creating a patchwork. Description →
House in Provence exemplifies Cézanne's 'mature style'. The painting depicts the region where he lived with his family and where he lived as a youth. Historical information →
Pierrot and Harlequin or Mardi Gras is an 1888–1890 oil on canvas painting by Paul Cézanne, now in the Pushkin Museum in Moscow. As the title suggests, it shows the commedia dell'arte characters Pierrot and Harlequin.
The Boy in the Red Vest, also known as The Boy in the Red Waistcoat, is an oil painting by Paul Cézanne, painted in 1888–1890. It is a fine example of Cézanne's skilled, nuanced, and innovative mature work after 1880.
Cézanne painted four oil portraits of this Italian boy in the red vest (in British English, a waistcoat), all in different poses, which allowed him to study the relationship between the figure and space. History →
Other oil paintings in the series, painted by the artist under the same title during the same period, are: Other three paintings →
Mont Sainte-Victoire seen from Bellevue is a landscape painting dating from around 1886, by the French artist Paul Cézanne. The subject of the painting is the Montagne Sainte-Victoire in Provence in southern France. Cézanne spent a lot of time in Aix-en-Provence at the time, and developed a special relationship with the landscape.
The Basket of Apples is a still-life oil painting by French artist Paul Cézanne, which he created c. 1893. The painting rejected naturalistic representation in favor of distorting objects to create multiple perspectives. This approach eventually influenced other art movements, including Fauvism and Cubism.
The Basket of Apples is an oil-on-canvas painting that depicts a table holding a bottle and a basket full of apples. The canvas measures 65 cm x 80 cm and is signed "P. Description →
Since the Neoclassical era, the subject of still life had been largely dismissed by artists as a trivial subject. It had not been considered to be of the same importance as religious and historical paintings or even landscapes and portraiture. Background →
The Basket of Apples demonstrates how Cézanne employed multiple perspectives, a vivid colour palette and analytical brushwork to produce creative compositions in opposition to realistic depictions of everyday objects. Because his paintings were the precursor to Fauvism and Cubism, Cézanne has been described as the "Father of Modern Art". Significance and legacy →
Rideau, Cruchon et Compotier is an oil on canvas painting created c. 1893 to 1894 by French artist Paul Cézanne. It is a formal still life composition, displaying Cézanne's exploration of form, balance, and symmetry in objects. On 10 May 1999, the painting was sold at Sotheby's auction for $60.5 million, making it the most expensive still life painting ever sold at an auction.
The painting was owned by Paul Gauguin and subsequently owned by Ambroise Vollard, Cornelis Hoogendijk, Paul Rosenberg, Albert C. Barnes, and the Carroll Carstairs Gallery. Provenance →
This painting is a formal representation of its subject title, depicting a wooden table upon which are placed a large earthenware jug and a fruit bowl stacked with apples and oranges. To the left of the painting a curtain hangs in front of a patterned wall. Description →
Cézanne explored various genres throughout his artistic career, including landscapes and portraiture, but repeatedly returned to the subject of still life. It was a genre that historically had been disregarded in art as unimaginative, yet Cézanne challenged the establishment by focusing on everyday objects. Background →
Lady in Blue is an oil on canvas painting by Paul Cézanne, executed c. 1900, now in the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia. One of Cézanne's last portraits of a woman, it shows the painter's governess Madame Brémond. Its tones, shapes and colours prefigure Fauvism and Cubism.
The Bathers is an oil painting by French artist Paul Cézanne (1839–1906) first exhibited in 1906. The painting, which is exhibited in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, is the largest of a series of Bather paintings by Cézanne; the others are in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, National Gallery, London, the Barnes Foundation, Pennsylvania, and the Art Institute of Chicago. Occasionally referred to as the Big Bathers or Large Bathers to distinguish it from the smaller works, the painting is considered one of the masterpieces of modern art, and is often considered Cézanne's finest work.
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