Cézanne modulated warm and cool hues to depict depth and surface and used his constructive brushstroke, rather than perspective or foreshortening, to build up form and structure. Since 1890, his complex painting has influenced nearly every avant-garde movement in painting, including Cubism and abstract art. In his early career, he was strongly influenced by Delacroix and Courbet, using thick slabs of paint to give his early works a sculptural presence and intensity. He exhibited with the Impressionists, but eventually rejected what he considered the Impressionists' lack of structure, declaring his intention to make Impressionism into "something solid and durable, like the art of museums." Comment on works: Landscapes, Portraits

Cézanne, Paul

Biography

Notable Works

Artworks

Trees and Houses Near the Jas de Bouffan

The Fishermen (Fantastic Scene)

Seated Peasant

Dish of Apples

View of the Domaine Saint-Joseph

Still Life with Jar, Cup, and Apples

Still Life with Apples and Pears

Still Life with Apples and a Pot of Primroses

Still Life with a Ginger Jar and Eggplants

Rocks at Fontainebleau

The Pool at Jas de Bouffan

Mont Sainte-Victoire

Mont Sainte-Victoire and the Viaduct of the Arc River Valley

Madame Cézanne (Hortense Fiquet, 1850–1922) in a Red Dress

Madame Cézanne (Hortense Fiquet, 1850–1922) in the Conservatory

The House with the Cracked Walls