Antoine Dominique Sauveur Aubert (born 1817), the Artist's Uncle
Paul Cézanne
1866
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
32 1/4 × 25 7/8 in. (81.9 × 65.7 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Wolfe Fund, 1951; acquired from The Museum of Modern Art, Lillie P. Bliss Collection
Accession Number
53.140.1
Tags
MenPortraits
About the Artist
Paul Cézanne · 1839–1906
Paul Cézanne (1839-1906) stands as one of the most influential figures in the history of modern art, often called the "Father of Modern Art" for his revolutionary approach to form, color, and pictorial space. Born in Aix-en-Provence to a wealthy banker who discouraged artistic pursuits, Cézanne rejected a legal career to pursue painting, though he remained financially dependent on his family until...