Paul CĂ©zanne: References & Edit History
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Life and work
A general narrative of CĂ©zanneâs life and work is Richard Verdi, CĂ©zanne (1992). Françoise Cachin et al., CĂ©zanne (1996), was published in conjunction with a major retrospective exhibition, and, in addition to scholarly essays on the development of the artistâs career and an extensive chronological catalog of the paintings and sketchbooks, it features a section of portraits of CĂ©zanne, extracts of his opinions on art, an overview of a century of criticism on his work, and a table of collectors of his art. Outstanding among the many biographies of the artist are John Rewald, CĂ©zanne (1986, reissued 1990); and Gerstle Mack, Paul CĂ©zanne (1935, reprinted 1989), which offers a detailed chronology and extracts of the artistâs poetry. John Rewald (ed.), Paul CĂ©zanne: Letters, 4th ed. rev. and enlarged, trans. from French by Marguerite Kay (1976, reissued 1995), is also an essential source. John Rewald, Walter Feilchenfeldt, and Jayne Warman, The Paintings of Paul CĂ©zanne: A Catalogue RaisonnĂ©, 2 vol. (1996), is the standard, comprehensive catalogue raisonnĂ© of the artistâs oeuvre. Other important catalogs of CĂ©zanneâs work in individual media include John Rewald, Paul CĂ©zanne, the Watercolors: A Catalogue RaisonnĂ© (1983); and Adrien Chappuis, The Drawings of Paul CĂ©zanne: A Catalogue RaisonnĂ©, 2 vol. (1973; originally published in French, 1966). A more personal view of the artist is recorded in works by his contemporaries, including Ambroise Vollard, CĂ©zanne: A Memoir with Conversations (1921, reprinted 1991), which contains the recollections of his dealer. An overview of critical reception of the artistâs work is Judith Wechsler (compiler), CĂ©zanne in Perspective (1975).
Themes and criticism
Specific phases of the artistâs career are discussed in Lawrence Gowing, CĂ©zanne: The Early Years, 1859â1872 (1988), ed. by Mary Anne Stevens; Mary Tompkins Lewis, CĂ©zanneâs Early Imagery (1989); and William Rubin (ed.), CĂ©zanne: The Late Work (1977). Roger Fry, CĂ©zanne: A Study of His Development, 2nd ed. (1932, reprinted 1989); and Meyer Schapiro, CĂ©zanne, 2nd ed. (1962), endure as the standard sources for critical and evaluative analysis of CĂ©zanneâs work and influence. Paul Smith, Interpreting CĂ©zanne (1996), presents a history of analysis of the artistâs work; and Richard Shiff, CĂ©zanne and the End of Impressionism (1984, reissued 1986), situates the artistâs work in the context of 19th-century modernism. Individual themes in CĂ©zanneâs oeuvre are examined in Linda Nochlin, CĂ©zanneâs Portraits (1996); Mary Louise Krumrine, Paul CĂ©zanne: The Bathers (1990); and MusĂ©e Granet, Sainte-Victoire: CĂ©zanne (1990). In Pavel Machotka, CĂ©zanne: Landscape into Art (1996), CĂ©zanneâs landscapes are paired with photographs of the actual sites.
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Article History
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| Modified link of Web site: The Met - Paul CĂ©zanne (1839Â1906). | Sep 25, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC listen - Cezanne: a new biography. | Mar 11, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jan 15, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Oct 18, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC - The painter who revealed how our eyes really see the world. | Aug 13, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Princeton University Art Museum - Paul CĂ©zanne (PDF). | Jul 04, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Feb 20, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Art UK - Paul Cïżœzanne. | Jan 07, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Endowment for the Humanities - Paul C?zanne Revered the Old Masters, yet Influenced Waves of Modernists. | Nov 29, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Paul Cïżœzanne. | Jul 04, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of Paul Cezanne. | May 15, 2024 | ||
| Media added. | Apr 10, 2024 | ||
| Media added. | Mar 14, 2024 | ||
| Media added. | Mar 08, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Feb 21, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Art Institute of Chicago - Biography of Paul Cezanne. | Sep 08, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Art in Context - Paul Cézanne  Biography of the Famous Post-Impressionist. | Jun 17, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Paul Cïżœzanne. | Mar 23, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Art Encyclopedia - Biography of Paul Cezanne. | Dec 26, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Artnet - Paul Cïżœzanne. | Jan 29, 2019 | ||
| Changed title of the "Assessment" section to "Legacy." | Nov 15, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Guggenheim - Biography of Paul Cïżœzanne. | Aug 11, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: TheArtStory - Paul Cïżœzanne. | Jun 01, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Art Institvte Chicago - Biography of Paul Cezanne. | Jun 01, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: The J. Paul Getty Museum - Biography of Paul Cïżœzanne. | Jun 01, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: The National Gallery, London - Biography of Paul Cïżœzanne. | Jun 01, 2014 | ||
| Added photograph. | Apr 11, 2013 | ||
| Adjusted the date of Basket of Apples in the caption for that image. | Apr 11, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Gallery of Australia - Biography of Paul Cïżœzanne. | Jan 28, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Met - Paul CĂ©zanne (1839Â1906). | Jan 28, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Paul Cezanne - The Complete Works - Biography of Paul Cezanne. | Jan 28, 2013 | ||
| Added photograph. | Jul 22, 2011 | ||
| Added images of Paul C&eaccute;zanne's paintings ChĂąteau Noir (1903â04) and Still Life with Ginger Jar, Sugar Bowl, and Oranges (1904â06). | Jul 22, 2010 | ||
| Added images of Paul CĂ©zanne's paintings Pines and Rocks (1897) and Turning Road at Montgeroult (1898). | Jul 12, 2010 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Entertainment - Paintings by Paul Cezanne. | Feb 17, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: National Gallery of Art - George Washington - House of Pere Lacroix. | Oct 30, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: National Gallery of Art - Biography of Paul C?zanne. | Oct 13, 2006 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Sep 22, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Mar 16, 2001 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 28, 1999 |