• A fresh look at Paul Cezanne • Pioneer of modernist painting • New volume built around an A to Z concept

The incomparable play of light and color in Paul Cezanne's work was the foundation of his reputation as a forerunner of modernism. From the start he went his own way, and his paintings initially evoked a lack of understanding in art critics of the time, as well as ridicule. Despite his Romantic, Baroque, Impressionist, and finally Classical influences, it is still difficult to ascribe Cezanne to any particular art movement. Still, which specific places left lasting impressions on the scion of a provincial banker's family? What and who were major influences supporting and advancing his innovative oeuvre? James H. Rubin traces Cezanne's life and work from A to Z in this brief volume, creating an image of a painter who wanted to transform painting itself. The authorand established connoisseursucceeds in closely approaching the artist while at the same time maintaining the necessary distance to his inimitable paintings.

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Cover Halftitle Titlepage Contents Foreword A Aix-en-Provence B Bathers C Classicism D Dramatic Paintings E L'Estaque F Finito / Non-Finito G Gardanne H Hortense Fiquet I Impressionism J Jas de Bouffan K Kahn, Gustave L Legacy M Mount Sainte-Victoire N Nature O Ochre: Cezanne's Use of Color P Philosophy Q Quarry R Rewald, John S Serial Brushstrokes T Textiles U Uncanny V Vollard, Ambroise and Early Collectors W Water-based media X X-Ray Y Y Chromosome Z Zola, Émile Acknowledgments Notes Biography Illustrations Bibliography Imprint