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Delphi Complete Paintings of Paul Cézanne (Illustrated)
The innovative works of the Post-Impressionist Paul Cézanne laid the foundations of a new and radically different form of art in the twentieth century. Challenging the conventional values of art in his time, Cézanne’s insistence on personal expression and the integrity of the painting itself, regardless of subject matter, have since earned him universal praise among his fellow artists, with Matisse and Picasso calling him "the father of us all." Delphi’s Masters of Art Series presents the world’s first digital e-Art books, allowing digital readers to explore the works of great artists in comprehensive detail. This volume presents Cézanne’s complete paintings in beautiful detail, with concise introductions, hundreds of high quality images and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
* The complete paintings of Paul Cézanne — over 600 paintings, fully indexed and arranged in chronological and alphabetical order
* Includes reproductions of rare works
* Features a special ‘Highlights’ section, with concise introductions to the masterpieces, giving valuable contextual information
* Enlarged ‘Detail’ images, allowing you to explore Cézanne’s celebrated works in detail, as featured in traditional art books
* Hundreds of images in stunning colour – highly recommended for viewing on tablets and smart phones or as a valuable reference tool on more conventional eReaders
* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the complete paintings
* Easily locate the paintings you want to view
* Features four bonus biographical works - discover Cézanne's artistic and personal life
* Scholarly ordering of plates into chronological order
CONTENTS:
The Highlights
THE HANGED MAN’S HOUSE
THE ORGY
L’ESTAQUE, MELTING SNOW
A MODERN OLYMPIA
SELF-PORTRAIT (PORTRAIT DE L’ARTISTE)
MAINCY BRIDGE
MADAME CÉZANNE IN A CONSERVATORY
THREE BATHERS
MONT SAINTE-VICTOIRE
MONT SAINTE-VICTOIRE AND THE VIADUCT OF THE ARC RIVER VALLEY
STILL LIFE WITH GINGER POT
THE BOY IN THE RED VEST
WOMAN WITH A COFFEE POT
RIDEAU, CRUCHON ET COMPOTIER
THE CARD PLAYERS
MAN WITH A PIPE
PORTRAIT OF GUSTAVE GEFFROY
ANNECY LAKE
THE LARGE BATHERS
MOUNT SAINTE-VICTOIRE
The Paintings
THE COMPLETE PAINTINGS
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF PAINTINGS
The Biographies
CÉZANNE by Ambroise Vollard
PAUL CÉZANNE by James Huneker
PAUL CÉZANNE by Willard Huntington Wright
SINCE CÉZANNE by Clive Bell
* The complete paintings of Paul Cézanne — over 600 paintings, fully indexed and arranged in chronological and alphabetical order
* Includes reproductions of rare works
* Features a special ‘Highlights’ section, with concise introductions to the masterpieces, giving valuable contextual information
* Enlarged ‘Detail’ images, allowing you to explore Cézanne’s celebrated works in detail, as featured in traditional art books
* Hundreds of images in stunning colour – highly recommended for viewing on tablets and smart phones or as a valuable reference tool on more conventional eReaders
* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the complete paintings
* Easily locate the paintings you want to view
* Features four bonus biographical works - discover Cézanne's artistic and personal life
* Scholarly ordering of plates into chronological order
CONTENTS:
The Highlights
THE HANGED MAN’S HOUSE
THE ORGY
L’ESTAQUE, MELTING SNOW
A MODERN OLYMPIA
SELF-PORTRAIT (PORTRAIT DE L’ARTISTE)
MAINCY BRIDGE
MADAME CÉZANNE IN A CONSERVATORY
THREE BATHERS
MONT SAINTE-VICTOIRE
MONT SAINTE-VICTOIRE AND THE VIADUCT OF THE ARC RIVER VALLEY
STILL LIFE WITH GINGER POT
THE BOY IN THE RED VEST
WOMAN WITH A COFFEE POT
RIDEAU, CRUCHON ET COMPOTIER
THE CARD PLAYERS
MAN WITH A PIPE
PORTRAIT OF GUSTAVE GEFFROY
ANNECY LAKE
THE LARGE BATHERS
MOUNT SAINTE-VICTOIRE
The Paintings
THE COMPLETE PAINTINGS
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF PAINTINGS
The Biographies
CÉZANNE by Ambroise Vollard
PAUL CÉZANNE by James Huneker
PAUL CÉZANNE by Willard Huntington Wright
SINCE CÉZANNE by Clive Bell
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Published November 3, 2015
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Paul Cézanne
207 books31 followersPaul Cézanne was a French artist and Post-Impressionist painter whose work laid the foundations of the transition from the 19th century conception of artistic endeavour to a new and radically different world of art in the 20th century. Cézanne can be said to form the bridge between late 19th century Impressionism and the early 20th century's new line of artistic enquiry, Cubism. The line attributed to both Matisse and Picasso that Cézanne "is the father of us all" cannot be easily dismissed.
Cézanne's work demonstrates a mastery of design, colour, composition and draftsmanship. His often repetitive, sensitive and exploratory brushstrokes are highly characteristic and clearly recognizable. He used planes of colour and small brushstrokes that build up to form complex fields, at once both a direct expression of the sensations of the observing eye and an abstraction from observed nature. The paintings convey Cézanne's intense study of his subjects, a searching gaze and a dogged struggle to deal with the complexity of human visual perception.
Cézanne's work demonstrates a mastery of design, colour, composition and draftsmanship. His often repetitive, sensitive and exploratory brushstrokes are highly characteristic and clearly recognizable. He used planes of colour and small brushstrokes that build up to form complex fields, at once both a direct expression of the sensations of the observing eye and an abstraction from observed nature. The paintings convey Cézanne's intense study of his subjects, a searching gaze and a dogged struggle to deal with the complexity of human visual perception.
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May 15, 2023
I don't think I've really heard much said about Paul Cezanne. It could just be a blindspot for me, but he seems to be an artist's artist with guys like Picasso and Monet praising his work.
He's credited as creating a bridge between 19th century impressionism and 20th century cubism. But really only a couple of his works (to my eyes) seem to go into cubism territory - but he does seem to appreciate shape more than the impressionists.
I really liked his colorful sketches of trees and nature. His landscapes with architecture are wonderful. His figure work, the big chunky bodies is nice. The thick brush work on his portraits.
Cezanne is an artist I'll have to revisit again in the future - and hopefully have the opportunity to scope out some originals in a museum some day.
He's credited as creating a bridge between 19th century impressionism and 20th century cubism. But really only a couple of his works (to my eyes) seem to go into cubism territory - but he does seem to appreciate shape more than the impressionists.
I really liked his colorful sketches of trees and nature. His landscapes with architecture are wonderful. His figure work, the big chunky bodies is nice. The thick brush work on his portraits.
Cezanne is an artist I'll have to revisit again in the future - and hopefully have the opportunity to scope out some originals in a museum some day.
February 4, 2020
I decided on reading/looking at Paul Cezanne after reading that Camille Pissarro was his friend. Cezanne had not the usual worries of money as other artists because of his father's wealth. Overall, I liked his works but I am not a fan of his Bathers or any of his nudes. The women are too big and look too manly from the backside for my liking. He had done a lot of self portrait and fruit stills which I liked a lot.
"the artist’s father, Louis-Auguste Cézanne (1798–1886), who was the co-founder of a banking firm that prospered throughout Cézanne’s life. His father’s bank afforded financial security that was unavailable to most of Cézanne’s contemporary artists, eventually resulting in a large inheritance. "
"In 1858, aged nineteen, Cézanne complied with his father’s wishes and attended the law school of the University of Aix, though his passion was for art and he continued receiving drawing lessons. This resulted in him taking the bold step of displeasing his father by committing himself to pursuing the life of an artist, leaving Aix for Paris in 1861. Cézanne was strongly encouraged to make this decision by his old school friend, the novelist Émile Zola, who was already living in the capital at the time. Eventually, Cézanne’s father would be reconciled with the decision and supported his son’s choice of career. In later years, following his father’s death, Cézanne received an inheritance of 400,000 francs, removing all financial worries"
"In Paris, Cézanne met the Impressionist Camille Pissarro, forming a friendship that would have a lasting impression of both his personal life and his artistic output. He would later describe Pissarro as “like a father to me; almost like the good God”.
"After the start of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, Cézanne left Paris for L’Estaque, a small French fishing village just west of Marseille, to avoid conscription. He left with his mistress, Marie-Hortense Fiquet, in July and arrived at the town, where he changed his canvas themes to predominantly landscapes. While there he completed four known canvases, all of somewhat gloomy subjects, suggesting the artist’s frame of mind at the time. "
"During his career Cézanne produced over twenty self-portraits, largely due to his incredibly slow work rate that made most of his sitters, except for his wife, reluctant to endure his demanding sessions. One portrait, attended by Ambroise Vuillard, is recorded as having taken no less than 114 sittings, before the artist abandoned the project, unsatisfied with his work so far. In the majority of his portraits, no indication of his sitter’s emotions is given to us by their facial expressions, nor are we given a glimpse of personality or character. Often, his sitters evince signs of weariness and blankness, which can be assigned to their long session of sitting for the portrait. The artist would instead concentrate upon a unified picture surface through the form of a single brushstroke, slanted diagonally and applied evenly across the canvas. This brushstroke would be applied to depict all aspects of the portrait: sitter, clothing, furniture, décor etc. "
"From 1890 until his death in 1906, Cézanne was beset by troubling personal difficulties and he withdrew further into his painting, spending long periods as a virtual recluse. However, by this time his paintings were becoming well-known and sought after and he was now the object of respect from a new generation of painters. The problems began with the onset of diabetes in 1890, affecting his personality to the point where relationships with others were again strained. Cézanne alternated between painting at Jas de Bouffan and in the Paris region, as before. In 1895 he made a germinal visit to Bibémus Quarries and climbed Montagne Sainte-Victoire. The labyrinthine landscape of the quarries must have struck a note, as he rented a cabin there in 1897 and had painted extensively from it, producing a series of paintings featuring the mountain as his main motif. The shapes he identified on this visit are believed to have inspired what is now recognised as the embryonic “Cubist” style. "
"In his later years Cézanne had turned to Catholicism and the paintings of his favourite motif appear as a celebration of the divinity of nature. The peak of Mont Sainte-Victoire, pointing heavenwards, was clearly an important symbol for the artist in his declining months, as the image continued to dominate his canvases."
My favorites -
The Card Players - it is interesting how some men have quite a proportionally smaller head compared to their shoulders. They had an Western feel, reminding me of "Gunsmoke".
The Hangman's House-
The Overture to Tannhauser-
Still Life with a Ginger Pot-
I did not like his Modern Olympia- Manet's Olympia, the more I see that I like more and more but Cezanne's Olympia seems tasteless from my liking.
"the artist’s father, Louis-Auguste Cézanne (1798–1886), who was the co-founder of a banking firm that prospered throughout Cézanne’s life. His father’s bank afforded financial security that was unavailable to most of Cézanne’s contemporary artists, eventually resulting in a large inheritance. "
"In 1858, aged nineteen, Cézanne complied with his father’s wishes and attended the law school of the University of Aix, though his passion was for art and he continued receiving drawing lessons. This resulted in him taking the bold step of displeasing his father by committing himself to pursuing the life of an artist, leaving Aix for Paris in 1861. Cézanne was strongly encouraged to make this decision by his old school friend, the novelist Émile Zola, who was already living in the capital at the time. Eventually, Cézanne’s father would be reconciled with the decision and supported his son’s choice of career. In later years, following his father’s death, Cézanne received an inheritance of 400,000 francs, removing all financial worries"
"In Paris, Cézanne met the Impressionist Camille Pissarro, forming a friendship that would have a lasting impression of both his personal life and his artistic output. He would later describe Pissarro as “like a father to me; almost like the good God”.
"After the start of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, Cézanne left Paris for L’Estaque, a small French fishing village just west of Marseille, to avoid conscription. He left with his mistress, Marie-Hortense Fiquet, in July and arrived at the town, where he changed his canvas themes to predominantly landscapes. While there he completed four known canvases, all of somewhat gloomy subjects, suggesting the artist’s frame of mind at the time. "
"During his career Cézanne produced over twenty self-portraits, largely due to his incredibly slow work rate that made most of his sitters, except for his wife, reluctant to endure his demanding sessions. One portrait, attended by Ambroise Vuillard, is recorded as having taken no less than 114 sittings, before the artist abandoned the project, unsatisfied with his work so far. In the majority of his portraits, no indication of his sitter’s emotions is given to us by their facial expressions, nor are we given a glimpse of personality or character. Often, his sitters evince signs of weariness and blankness, which can be assigned to their long session of sitting for the portrait. The artist would instead concentrate upon a unified picture surface through the form of a single brushstroke, slanted diagonally and applied evenly across the canvas. This brushstroke would be applied to depict all aspects of the portrait: sitter, clothing, furniture, décor etc. "
"From 1890 until his death in 1906, Cézanne was beset by troubling personal difficulties and he withdrew further into his painting, spending long periods as a virtual recluse. However, by this time his paintings were becoming well-known and sought after and he was now the object of respect from a new generation of painters. The problems began with the onset of diabetes in 1890, affecting his personality to the point where relationships with others were again strained. Cézanne alternated between painting at Jas de Bouffan and in the Paris region, as before. In 1895 he made a germinal visit to Bibémus Quarries and climbed Montagne Sainte-Victoire. The labyrinthine landscape of the quarries must have struck a note, as he rented a cabin there in 1897 and had painted extensively from it, producing a series of paintings featuring the mountain as his main motif. The shapes he identified on this visit are believed to have inspired what is now recognised as the embryonic “Cubist” style. "
"In his later years Cézanne had turned to Catholicism and the paintings of his favourite motif appear as a celebration of the divinity of nature. The peak of Mont Sainte-Victoire, pointing heavenwards, was clearly an important symbol for the artist in his declining months, as the image continued to dominate his canvases."
My favorites -
The Card Players - it is interesting how some men have quite a proportionally smaller head compared to their shoulders. They had an Western feel, reminding me of "Gunsmoke".
The Hangman's House-
The Overture to Tannhauser-
Still Life with a Ginger Pot-
I did not like his Modern Olympia- Manet's Olympia, the more I see that I like more and more but Cezanne's Olympia seems tasteless from my liking.
November 28, 2020
Very poor image quality. Not even comparable with paper prints.
July 2, 2021
Amazing arts and delightful read.
October 29, 2018
It is an insightful and engaging reading. I loved the art
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