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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...

A c. 1902-6 still life in oils, Still Life with a Teapot, by Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), the French post-impressionist artist. Cézanne frequently adds odd objects in a particular arrangement to accompany fruit or flowers. Here he uses a carpet...

The two rock-cut temples of Abu Simbel (the Great Temple of Ramesses II and the Small Temple of his wife Nefertari) are situated on the west bank of the Nile in southern Egypt. As a result of the construction of the Aswan High Dam in the...

A c. 1898 landscape in oils, Bridge Across the Pond, by Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), the French post-impressionist artist. The work is an example of Cézanne's preoccupation with representing the underlying essence or structure of Nature rather...