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Paul Cezanne 1839- |  ARTIST PROFILE
Paul Cezanne was born in Aix, the son of Philippe Auguste, a banker. His father was opposed to the artistic aspirations of his son and their relationship was strained. He received encouragement towards studying the Arts from his sister and mother, who was the first to actively promote his painting
studies.
At age 13 Paul was sent to College Bourbon, where he met and became friend with Emile Zola, a relation of great importance for the development of both men. Following this Cezanne studied the law from 1859 to 1861, while attending drawing classes at the same time. Against the wishes of
his father, Paul finally made up him mind that painting was the profession he most wanted and moved to Paris in 1861, joining Zola. His father eventually consented to this move and supported him financialy through the first difficult period. In Paris he met Camille Pissaro and cthe Impressionist group
of artists, with whom he exhibited his work in 1874 and 1877. The critics did not think his work in any way distinguished and Cezanne remained an outsider to the Impressionist circle.
The year 1886 was a pivotal year for Paul Cezanne. He married Hortense Fiquet, a model whom he had been living
with for a number of years, while his father died leaving him with an inheritance that provided him with security for the rest of his life. This year also saw the publication of the novel L Oeuvre by his friend Zola, featuring a painter (acknowledged to be a composite of Manet and Cezanne) whom
Zola presented as an artistic failure. Cezanne took great offence to the subject and from there on his relationship was Zola practically ceazed.
In the years following 1886, the painter secluded himself more and more away from friends, at the family home in Aix. Supported by independent means,
he produced still lifes, landscapes, and portraits. His works underwent continual adjustment, many required such prolonged reworking that he never considered them finished.
As an artist, Cezanne matured slowly. Art scholars maintain his greatest works were completed during the last 25 years of his
life. In particular, the evolution of cubism and abstraction are due to his innovations. Since 1890, his work influenced nearly every avant-garde movement in painting.
Several days after being caught in a rainstorm, Paul Cezanne died on October 22, 1906. His life had been plagued with personal
and professional failures. By the time of his death, a few of his works were being shown across Europe.
In the end, Cezanne triumphed, forging the principles of Modern 20th century art. It was only after his death that hindsight proved to all the world the enormity of his genius by proclaiming
him the "father of modern art."
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RELATED EXHIBITIONS
 Antwerp : Venus, Images of a goddess from Cranach to Cezanne
Bergen : Visions of Nature from Le Petit Palais in Paris
Brisbane : Renoir to Picasso, Masterpieces from the Musee de l’Orangerie
Buffalo : The Triumph of French Painting
Dayton : The Triumph of French Painting. Masterpieces from Ingres to Matisse
Las Vegas : Impressionist and Early Modern Paintings from the Hermitage and Guggenheim Museums
London : German Masters and French Impressionists of the 19th and early 20th century at the National Gallery
Madrid : Form and the Classical Ideal in Modern Art
Munich : The Rau collection featuring masterpieces from Fra Angelico to Bonnard
New York : The Annenberg Collection of Impressionist and Postimpressionist Masterpieces
Poughkeepsie, NY : From Manet to Picasso, Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Prints and Drawings
Sydney : Renoir to Picasso, Masterpieces from the Musee de l’Orangerie
Washington : German Masters and French Impressionists of the 19th and early 20th century
Washington : Impressionist Still Life
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ARTIST WORKS
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 | | Title: | Gulf of Marseilles Seen from L'Estaque | | Medium: | 1879, dimensions 59?73cm, Oil on canvas | | Exhibited at: | Musee d'Orsay | |
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 | | Title: | House at Auvers | | Medium: | ~1873, dimensions 46?38cm, Oil on canvas | | Exhibited at: | Musee d'Orsay | |
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 | | Title: | Mont Sainte Victoire | | Medium: | 1906, dimensions 65?81cm, Oil on canvas | | Exhibited at: | Foundation E.G. B?hrle | |
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 | | Title: | Mont Sainte Victoire seen from Bellevue | | Medium: | ~1885, dimensions 65?81cm, Oil on canvas | | Exhibited at: | Metropolitan Museum of Art | |
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 | | Title: | Mont Sainte-Victoire Seen from Les Lauves | | Medium: | 1906, dimensions 64?81cm, Oil on canvas | | Exhibited at: | Collection Madeira | |
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 | | Title: | Still Life with Basket of Apples | | Medium: | 1895, dimensions 61?78cm, Oil on canvas | | Exhibited at: | Art Institute of Chicago | |
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 | | Title: | The Bridge at Maincy | | Medium: | ~1885, dimensions 58?72cm, Oil on canvas | | Exhibited at: | Musee d'Orsay | |
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