The World of Cézanne: 1839-1906

Time-Life Library of Art

by William Harlan Hale

Book by Murphy, Richard W.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Biography, History, Art History

192 pages, Hardcover

Published June 1, 1977

Reviews

[Frankie · Rating 3 out of 5]

My hope is to work my way through all of these Time-Life Artist books. Duchamp was my first, this is my second. I like how the editors alternate the articles from all text, to all illustrations with apropos captions. I'm hoping to continue finding these rare artists. I enjoy learning about the artists which my art history class failed to cover. I attended a fundamental religious college which censored all nudity with black markers and tape. Understandably, there was little to learn.

[R.G. Ziemer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cezanne was a weirdo. All those other artistic weirdos around him throughout his life, and he couldn't get along with any of them.
I guess that was an aspect of his genius, and his total devotion to his art.

[Barb · Rating 4 out of 5]

A 53 year old book on Cezanne that still does a good job of feeling g his story, explaining his importance, and simply describing his evolution as a painter.

[Jackson Peplow · Rating 5 out of 5]

A delightful book to read on the porch in summer, learning about the life and work of a difficult but undeniably great man

[Orin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Road trip to Philadelphia next week. Must prepare for the Cezanne exhibit.

Update: Now I'm done. I really was surprised by this old Time-Life book. It does a very good job describing C's personality--and he was a strange and difficult man--and his importance to all the art that followed. It fits right in with the point of the Philly exhibit.

[JW van der Merwe · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very good biography of this famous painter Césanne. I have never understood the man but after readiing this, I understand hiswork, his attitude however remains a mystery. His art methods and development well explained. I liked the man's work ethic and generally I liked his work but at the end it seems as if it detoriated. The book Is well wriiten and much longer as the first impression.

[James Violand · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well put together with wonderful examples of Cezanne's paintings. Once you read it, you can see that he was an excellent artist who changed perspective forever.