This volume on the life and work of'Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) brings together for the first time a diverse and revealing selection of material, drawn from 800 paintings and 2,000 drawings and watercolors, and also from his correspondence and the menloirs of his friends'. Despite being one of" the most influential of the nineteenth-century artists, Cezanne was far from being a conventional hero, and was ill at ease in the cafes and salons of the Paris art world. His work shows a classical concern with form and structure which sets it apart fiom the Impressionist mainstream, and led a subsequent generation of` art historians to dub him the first 'Post-Impressionist'. This book provides Eascinating evidence of the artist's friendships and family life and through his own writings and the reminiscences of his contemporaries shows the paradoxes and contradictions of" his personality.

Acknowledgements

Preface

Introduction

The Early Years, I858--I874

The Years of Impressionism, 1874-

The Years of Maturity, 1886-1897

The Late Work, 1897--1906

Ceanne Recorded by his Contemp

From A Conversation with Cezanne

by Emile Bernard

From Cezanne in Aix by Jules Borel

From Le Dimanche avec Paul Cezanne

by Leo Larguier

From Some of Cezanne's Opinions

by Emile Bernard

From Cdzanne by Joachim Gasquet

List of Plates

Guide to the Principal Personalities

Mentioned in the Text

Further Reading

Text Sources