Cezanne

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Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), The Bathers, c.  1890, oil on canvas, 28 x 44 cm, Aix-en-Provence, Musée Granet

The Hague: Cezanne – Picasso – Mondriaan exhibition

Released: September 17, 2009

For the first time since 1956, the works of Cézanne, Picasso and Mondriaan are on display in a Dutch museum. The Gemeentemuseum in The Hague devotes this unique exhibition to the father of modern art, Paul Cézanne. Although Cézanne (1839-1906) is regarded as an impressionist, he was not concerned with depicting fleeting impressions. His interest lay in the object itself, as he sought to penetrate to its core with his knowledge of form, composition and color. It was this approach and other facets of his work that laid the first foundations of modern art. His paintings are shown alo...