Paul Cezanne is   French painter, often called the father of modern art, who strove to develop an ideal synthesis of naturalistic representation, personal expression, and abstract pictorial order.

Among the artists of his time, Cézanne perhaps has had the most profound effect on the art of

the 20th century. He was the greatest single influence on both the French artist Henri Matisse,

who admired his use of color, and the Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, who developed Cézanne's

planar compositional structure into the cubist style. During the greater part of his own lifetime,

however, Cézanne was largely ignored, and he worked in isolation. He mistrusted critics, had few

friends, and, until 1895, exhibited only occasionally. He was alienated even from his family, who

found his behavior peculiar and failed to appreciate his revolutionary art.

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Early Life and Work

Influence of the Impressionists

Return to Aix-en Province

Cezanne's Use of Color

Significance of Cezanne's Work

Art Gallery      

Blue Vase	Apples and Oranges	Nature Morte au Panier

Field at Jas Du Bouff	Flowers and Pears	Pomegranates and Pears

Card Players	House at Aix	Brook

Still Life with Basket	Bay of  L' Estaque	Still Life with Apples on Slideboard

Nature Morte, Pommes, Tasse et Cruche	La Route Montante	Still Life with Open Drawer

Apples and Biscuits	Still Life with apples	Still Life with Tureen

Lac D' Annecy	Still Life with Onions	Still Life with Apples

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