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Cezanne

Cezanne

9 8.3
A French painter from the late 1800s who uses strong shapes and colors and inspires modern art
  • proper noun
  • /seɪˈzæn/
: Cézanne
  • I tried not to do a double-take as I sauntered past him, heading for Cezanne's Still Life with Apples on the opposite side of the room.

Because you look at Prague, you think of looking at Cezanne.

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Examples

  • Rather than being presented merely for their formal affinity with Cubism, these sculptures will be exhibited, along with Cezanne's work, as one of the crucial influences on Picasso and Braque.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Cezanne's career as a painter might well be characterized as a sustained meditation on this theme.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Here, sir, a painting by Cezanne.

    The Night of the Generals (1967)

  • Oh, it must have been incredible to see Cezanne's paintings here in this light.

    Paris Can Wait (2016)

  • The painting reminded Adina of a Cezanne she had once seen.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Cezanne captured it perfectly.

    Paris Can Wait (2016)

  • Cezanne painted 27 canvases from Bibemus quarry, where this particular stone was found.

    Boogie Woogie (2010)

  • Such views may be the legacy of pronouncements such as Cezanne's famous one: "But Monet is an eye, the most prodigious eye ever since there have been painters?"

    Academic text (2015)

  • At 291 Fifth Avenue, Alfred Stieglitz was showing Matisse, Cezanne, and Picasso—sometimes even before they were shown in Paris.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The exhibition featured several masterpieces by Cezanne, showcasing his influence on modern art.

Synonyms

Paul Cézanne
vsCezanne
7.2

A French painter who helped start modern art by painting nature with strong shapes and colours

means the same but uses only the family name form

Surface Forms

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Etymology

The word Cezanne is the family name of the French artist Paul Cezanne, who came from Provence in southern France. Because his paintings changed how people saw art, the name Cezanne now reminds us of that artist and the start of modern painting.