Cezanne Portraits

A major new study of the portraiture of one of the most important artists of the nineteenth century

Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) may be best known for his landscapes, but he also painted some 160 portraits throughout his exceptional career. This major work establishes portraiture as an essential practice for Cezanne, from his earliest self-portraits in the 1860s; to his famous depictions of figures including his wife Hortense Fiquet, the writer Emile Zola, and the art dealer Ambroise Vollard; and concluding with a poignant series of portraits of his gardener Vallier, made shortly before Cezanne's death.

Featured essays by leading experts explore the special pictorial and thematic characteristics of Cezanne's portraits. The authors address the artist's creation of complementary pairs and multiple versions of the same subject, as well as the role of self-portraiture for Cezanne. They investigate the chronological evolution of his portrait work, with an examination of the changes that occurred within his artistic style and method, and in his understanding of resemblance and identity. They also consider the extent to which particular sitters influenced the characteristics and development of Cezanne's practice.

Beautifully illustrated with works of art drawn from public and private collections around the world, Cezanne Portraits presents an astonishingly broad range of images that reveal the most personal and human qualities of this remarkable artist.

Exhibition Schedule:
Musee d'Orsay, Paris (June 13 to September 24, 2017)
National Portrait Gallery, London (October 26, 2017 to February 11, 2018)
National Gallery of Art, Washington (March 25 to July 1, 2018)

Un nou studiu major despre portretul unuia dintre cei mai importanti artisti ai secolului al XIX-lea Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) poate fi cel mai bine cunoscut pentru peisajele sale, dar a pictat si aproximativ 160 de portrete de-a lungul carierei sale exceptionale. Aceasta opera majora stabileste portretizarea ca o practica esentiala pentru Cezanne, incepand cu primele sale autoportrete din anii 1860; faimoaselor sale descrieri de figuri, inclusiv sotia sa Hortense Fiquet, scriitorul Emile Zola si comerciantul de arta Ambroise Vollard; si incheind cu o serie plina de portrete ale gradinarului sau Vallier, realizate cu putin inainte de moartea lui Cezanne. Eseuri prezentate de experti de renume exploreaza caracteristicile picturale si tematice speciale ale portretelor lui Cezanne.