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Paul Cézanne


Born
Aix-en-Provence, France
Genre
Art, Photography

Influences
Honoré de Balzac ...more


Paul Cézanne (January 19, 1839 - October 22, 1906) was a French artist and Post-Impressionist painter.

His work laid the foundations of the transition from the 19th century conception of artistic endeavour to a new and radically different world of art in the 20th century.

Cézanne can be said to form the bridge between late 19th century Impressionism and the early 20th century's new line of artistic enquiry, Cubism. The line attributed to both Matisse and Picasso that Cézanne "is the father of us all" cannot be easily dismissed.

Cézanne's work demonstrates a mastery of design, colour, composition and draftsmanship. His often repetitive, sensitive and exploratory brushstrokes are highly characteristic and clearly recognizable. He used planes of ...more

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Cezanne
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Leer la naturaleza
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A Cézanne Sketchbook: Figur...
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Lettres croisées: (1858-1887)
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Pioneering Modern Painting:...
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Cezanne
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Paul Cezanne: Finished - Un...
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Complete Paintings of Paul ...
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“A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art.”
― Paul Cezanne
tags: art, paintings
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“«Celui qui n'a pas le goût de l'absolu se contente d'une médiocrité tranquille»”
― Paul Cézanne
tags: misanthropy, music
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“Art is a harmony parallel with nature”
― Paul Cezanne, Cezanne: Mont Sainte-Victoire
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