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The Card Players by Cézanne
An 1893-6 painting in oils, The Card Players, by Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), the French post-impressionist artist. Cézanne visited the subject of card players several times. In this version, he shows only two players and captures the tension...
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Self-portrait with Palette by Cézanne
An 1884-7 painting in oils, Self-portrait with Palette, by Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), the French post-impressionist artist. The only self-portrait by Cézanne which shows more than the face and the only one where he is shown as an artist. Something...
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Bathers by Cézanne
An 1883-5 painting in oils, Bathers, by Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), the French post-impressionist artist. Nude male and female bathers were a favorite scene of the artist but this example is unusual in that the subjects seem to be speaking...
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Portrait of Victor Chocquet by Cézanne
An 1877-80 portrait painting in oils, Victor Chocquet, by Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), the French post-impressionist artist. Chocquet (1821-91) was an art collector who supported the impressionists (when very few people did), Cézanne in particular...
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The Sea at L'Estaque by Cézanne
An 1876 landscape painting in oils, The Sea at L'Estaque, by Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), the French post-impressionist artist. Cézanne lived in L'Estaque, 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of Marseille, in the 1870s. The artist was captivated by the...
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Flowers in a Blue Vase by Cézanne
An 1873-5 painting in oils, Flowers in a Blue Vase, by Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), the French post-impressionist artist. Here Cézanne is keen to show texture, form, and the bright colours and their reflections and shadows. This was painted...
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A Painter at Work by Cézanne
An 1874-5 painting in oils, A Painter at Work, by Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), the French post-impressionist artist. This work shows the influence of the impressionists on Cézanne's palette which uses bright, rich yellow tones and blues. The...
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The House of the Hanged Man by Cézanne
An 1873 painting in oils, The House of the Hanged Man, by Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), the French post-impressionist artist. A work which shows, through the dab-like brushwork, the influence of Cézanne's longtime associate Camille Pisarro, as...
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Lake Nasser, Egypt
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...
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Still Life with Italian Earthenware Jar by Cézanne
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...
