Paul Cézanne: Masterpieces that Defined Modernism
Explore the iconic works of Paul Cézanne, including 'Card Players' and 'The Bridge at Maincy', and understand how his innovations shaped modern art.
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Cézanne occasionally visited Médan to see his childhood friend Émile Zola, who had moved there in 1878. This painting, originally owned by Gauguin, was painted with diagonal brushstrokes, creating a dynamic crescendo.
The stay at his friend's house allowed the painter to venture into outdoor work in the surroundings of Auvers. The visits to Médan continued until the painter's break with the writer in 1886. During this phase, in which he mainly painted landscapes, the painter imposed his style over the general form adopted by the other impressionists. While they used aerial perspective, Cézanne preferred to look straight on. For him, the colors and forms on the entire surface of the painting had equal importance.
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The Village of Médan is one of Cézanne's most famous landscapes.
This is one of Cézanne's most famous landscapes.
2. The Bridge at Maincy
Note the importance given by the painter to geometric forms. The volume is the result of fine brushstrokes, green and blue tones, indicating the play of light and shadow.
3. Card Players
This theme, which also interested Caravaggio, served as studies of lines and volumes in five paintings by Cézanne. Here, the bottle captures the light, divides the space into two symmetrical areas, and emphasizes the contrast between the two players.
Curiosity: This painting by Cézanne is classified by the magazine Super Interessante as one of the most expensive in the world.
4. The Chestnut Trees
The composition The Chestnut Trees of Jas de Bouffan in Winter is one of the beautiful landscapes of the French painter Paul Cézanne.
Nine tall chestnut trunks, with their branches intertwined, create a wonderful lattice, through which it is possible to see part of the Jas Bouffan farm, the property of the painter's family, a house on the hill, and the majestic blue mountain in the background, so loved by him.
Based on the color of the sky, it is assumed to be a winter day. From his palette, the painter took the dark brown of the trunks, the green of the meadow, which spreads throughout the landscape, the blue of the mountain, and the ocher of the houses.
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