Born: 19 January 1839 · Died: 22 October 1906 · Age: 67
French Post-Impressionist painter of Mont Sainte-Victoire and still lifes with apples, whose work paved the way for Cubism
Did you know?He was childhood friends with the novelist Émile Zola, though their long relationship eventually ended over a fictionalised portrayal of an artist.
Quick facts
Date of birth19 January 1839
Date of death22 October 1906
Age at death67
Cause of deathPneumonia
NationalityFrench
BirthplaceAix-en-Provence, France
Occupationpainter, printmaker, lithographer
Editor's Take:
Paul Cézanne is often called the father of modern art. He grew up in Aix-en-Provence. He painted apples, mountains and card players again and again. He built pictures from patches of colour and simple shapes. He painted Mont Sainte-Victoire many times. Picasso and Matisse called him their master. He said he wanted to astonish Paris with an apple. Recognition came late, and many of his greatest works were only celebrated after his death in 1906.
Key Milestones
1861: Paris – first stay
1874: Impressionist show – exhibits
1890s: The Card Players – series
1895: First solo show – Vollard gallery
Paul Cézanne ( say-ZAN, UK also siz-AN, US also say-ZAHN; French:; Occitan: Pau Cesana; 19 January 1839 – 22 October 1906) was a French Post-Impressionist painter whose work introduced new modes of representation, influenced avant-garde artistic movements of the early 20th century and formed the bridge between late…
