Paul Cezanne was described as "the father of us all" by Pablo Picasso, as he was greatly influenced by Cezanne, and Picasso doesn't stand alone. Cezanne, the French artist from Aix-en-Provence, was depicted as a "visionary ahead of his time, Cezanne's innovative style, use of perspective, composition, and color profoundly influenced 20th century art." Cezanne is responsible for the French movement, Post-Impressionism, or the response against Impressionism. Also, for Cezanne produced art as early as the 1860s, but this paper will concentrate on his work during the period of 1890-1905, when he lived permanently in Provence. A description of Cezanne's artistic style will help interpret the paintings, (list paintings). Anyone of such fame and notoriety has to begin somewhere, and for Cezanne it was January 19, 1839, in Aix-en-Provence
[...] Still Life with Peppermint Bottle c.1890-1904 is the tension between actuality and illusion, description and abstraction, reality and invention, that makes Cezanne's most unassuming subjects so profoundly satisfying and exciting, and which provide a legacy for a revolution of form that led the way for modern art.”[xxi] Paul Cezanne never achieved great recognition until later in his life, but the greatest recognition he received is today. Cezanne influenced numerous artists, including Paul Gaughin and Edouard Vuillard, and also influenced such artistic styles as cubism and began the Post-Impressionist era. [...]
[...] With the death of his family, Cezanne now could paint without worrying about his financial situation, and some say this changed his painting style as he was free to paint. Cezanne was still searching for a suitable style to his personality and character when he returned to Paris in 1871. A new era began in 1872 as Cezanne joined Pissarro in Pontoise and began working together. Pissarro was a major influence on Cezanne, which is particularly apparent in Cezanne's early landscape works. [...]
[...] Finally, a week later on October Cezanne died alone. The fact Cezanne died alone surprised no one, as he lived of a life of loneliness while alive. Cezanne's style, like most artists, evolved over his career, but the style Cezanne used in his works during the final period in Provence during 1890 and 1905 will be examined here. During this time, Cezanne focused his work on bathers, landscapes, and still lifes. Cezanne's style is greatly influenced by his Provence roots, one of his favorite places being Mont Sainte-Victoire. [...]
[...] Cezanne began experimenting with watercolors in the later part of his career, but he did experiment with it early in his career. Watercolor made sense for Cezanne because it was easy for him to carry around when walking through the area of Mont Sainte-Victoire, as he was a fairly old man. With watercolor, Cezanne lightly sketched the outline of the work, then, like his oil paintings, used a light pale color, and continues to build on that with darker colors. [...]
[...] One can see the Pissarro influenced paint strokes in the landscape, as well as Cezanne's characteristic of almost black, bare spots. The Large Bathers c.1895-1904 Many of Cezanne's paintings from the late period were landscapes. Cezanne was living in Aix, his birthplace, and aforementioned, this attributed to his love of nature. Cezanne thought that Aix-en-Provence was one of the most beautiful places to paint, and luckily for us, we get to see that in his paintings. Mont Sainte-Victoire was one of his main subjects, which included the pine trees and red rocks (like the painting The Red Rock c1897) that were belonged exclusively to the Provencal region. [...]
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