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Lake Nasser (also known as Lake Nubia) is a vast reservoir on the Nile River in southern Egypt and northern Sudan. It was created by the impounding of the Nile’s waters by the Aswan High Dam, which was built in the 1960s. It is one of the...

A c. 1873 still life painting in oils, Still Life with Italian Earthenware Jar, by Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), the French post-impressionist artist. This painting shows the transition from impressionism with its emphasis on atmospheric tones...

A c. 1873 painting in oils, Detour in Auvers, by Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), the French post-impressionist artist. This work shows influence from Cézanne's longtime associate Camille Pisarro who stressed the importance of composition and structure...

An 1867 painting in oils, The Clearing, by Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), the French post-impressionist artist. One of the clearest indications of the influence of impressionism on Cézanne. The artist is using a broader range of colours and shades...

A c. 1867 painting in oils, The Murder, by Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), the French Post-Impressionist artist. This dramatic scene of two men about to murder a third figure shows the influence of Spanish painting on the artist. The awfulness...

An 1866 painting in oils, Louis-Auguste Cézanne, by Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), the French post-impressionist artist. Cézanne here paints his father reading the newspaper L'Événement. The paper was not the one his father usually read but the...

A c. 1859-62 painting in oils, Spring, by Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), the French post-impressionist artist. This painting is one of several that Cézanne painted to decorate the salon of his family home, Jas de Bouffan, near Aix-en-Provence...

A c. 1859 painting in oils, The Kiss of the Muse or Dream of the Poet, by Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), the French post-impressionist artist. Cézanne's early works show a strong influence from Renaissance art. This example and others have the...

A c. 1864 still life in oils, Skull and Jug, by Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), the French post-impressionist artist. Cézanne painted several skulls, symbolic of the transience of life. (Private Collection)

A c. 1866 still life in oils, Sugar Bowl, Pears, and Blue Cup, by Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), the French post-impressionist artist. The dark background, vibrant and contrasting colours, and thick application of paint with a palette knife are...