Paul Cezanne

Paul Cezanne was born in France in 1839 and died in 1906. He was part of the Post-Impressionist movement and was greatly influenced by Delacroix, Courbet, and Pissaro. Paul Cezanne was the son of a banker which enabled him to afford struggling as an artist for some time. He studied in Paris where he met his group of future Post Impressionists. In his early years his art was romantic and violent, paralleling his temper – he was shy and withdrawn but was prone to outbreaks of rage. With the encouragement of Pissarro Cezanne tried the impressionist style – plein-air - but eventually found it too restricting. After his father’s death Paul Cezanne returned to Aix-en-Provence where he was born and brought his style to it’s peak. His goal was to create ‘constructions after nature’, following the Impressionist practice of painting the outdoors. Paul Cezanne strayed from the Imressionist style by trying to capture the underlying geometry of the natural world – this earned him the title of Post Impressionist but also inspired the Cubists that followed.

Common misspellings: Cezane, Cesanne, Cezann, Cesann

Famous paintings and art work by Paul Cezanne

Still Life
La Montagne St Victoire
The house of the hanged man
View of Estaque
Chestnut Trees and Farm
Le Pion du Roi
Apples and Oranges
Le Lac d'Annecy
Landscape
Still Life with Apples
The Rocks in the Park
Mont Saint Victoire
Still Life with Tablecloth
Apple and Pears
Bank of the Oise
Blue Vase
Card Players
Pommes et Biscuit
La Vase Paille
Nature morte avec pommes
Fruit
Still life with fruit basket
Green Apples
Still life with onions
Dr. Gachet's house
Mountains in Provence
A Pyramid of Skulls
Still life with fruit basket
Boy in red waistcoat
Kettle Glass and Plate
Bibemus Quarry
Avenue at Chantilly
The House of Jas de Bouff
Dans la Vallee de l'Oise
Fruit and a Jug on a Table
The Dream of the Poet
Pines and Rocks