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Cezanne. His life and Work. Cezanne’s life . Cezanne was born in France in 1839. He was a solitary man and lived most of his life in Aix-en-Provence, a town in the south of France where he was born. He came from a wealthy family which meant he didn’t have to rely on selling paintings.
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Cezanne His life and Work
Cezanne’s life • Cezanne was born in France in 1839. • He was a solitary man and lived most of his life in Aix-en-Provence, a town in the south of France where he was born. • He came from a wealthy family which meant he didn’t have to rely on selling paintings. • He died in 1906.
Cezanne’s artist career • In 1861 he went to Paris to study painting. • He was influenced by the Impressionists and was friends with the painter Pissarro. • He started exhibiting with the Impressionists but then went back to Aix where he continued to paint and changed his style. • He once said that he wished to turn Impressionism into solid and enduring, like the art of museums. • After his one-man exhibition in 1895, Cezanne became highly respected and influenced many other artists including the Cubists.
Cezanne’s Style • The Impressionists were trying to paint the effects of light, but Cezanne was trying to paint form (shape). • He wanted his pictures to look solid without using the traditional methods of perspective and shading, instead he uses pure colour. • His brushwork was similar to the Impressionists.
Cezanne’s Subject Matter • Cezanne painted landscapes of places close by Aix-en-Provence. • His still- life paintings are thought to be his best as they show solid form very clearly. • Cezanne also painted some portraits.
