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Art Masterpiece Paul Cezanne (1839 1906) This
month we looked at the work of the French painter
Paul Cezanne. His work was influenced by the
Impressionist painters of the time but his style
of painting came from the use of blocks of color
to give form to shapes. He was an outcast from
traditional painting while he lived. Cezanne
worked very slowly the fruit in his still-lifes
often rotted before he had finished painting!
(For this reason he didnt paint very many
portraits). His work slowly evolved from
Impressionism toward Modern, Abstract art. Pablo
Picasso, a modern abstract artist, referred to
him as the father of us all. Today we made a
still-life in colorful pastel, using shapes and
shading in the style of Paul Cezanne.
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ART MASTERPIECE Title Artist (Birth Year
Death Year) Today in Art Masterpiece, we learned
about Henri Rousseau and his phantasmagoric
jungle paintings. Rousseau taught himself to
paint as a hobby, while he was working as a
customs officer in Paris during the late 19th
century. (Hence his nickname Le Douanier, or
The Customs Officer). He painted his jungle
landscapes from memories of visits to the
botanical gardens and zoos in Paris, and used his
avid imagination to recreate scenes of wild
animals, such as lions, tigers, monkeys and
snakes in a lush tropical paradise. Although
turned away by the famous Salon des Artistes for
being too primitive, Rousseau exhibited his
works at the Salon des Independents from 1884
until his death in 1910, along with artists such
as Monet, and Renoir. He gained recognition from
his fellow artists late in life, (Pablo Picasso
gave a huge party in his honor in 1908), but did
not become world-famous until several years after
his death.
ART MASTERPIECE Title Artist (Birth Year
Death Year) Today in Art Masterpiece, we learned
about Henri Rousseau and his phantasmagoric
jungle paintings. Rousseau taught himself to
paint as a hobby, while he was working as a
customs officer in Paris during the late 19th
century. (Hence his nickname Le Douanier, or
The Customs Officer). He painted his jungle
landscapes from memories of visits to the
botanical gardens and zoos in Paris, and used his
avid imagination to recreate scenes of wild
animals, such as lions, tigers, monkeys and
snakes in a lush tropical paradise. Although
turned away by the famous Salon des Artistes for
being too primitive, Rousseau exhibited his
works at the Salon des Independents from 1884
until his death in 1910, along with artists such
as Monet, and Renoir. He gained recognition from
his fellow artists late in life, (Pablo Picasso
gave a huge party in his honor in 1908), but did
not become world-famous until several years after
his death.
ART MASTERPIECE Title Artist (Birth Year
Death Year) Today in Art Masterpiece, we learned
about Henri Rousseau and his phantasmagoric
jungle paintings. Rousseau taught himself to
paint as a hobby, while he was working as a
customs officer in Paris during the late 19th
century. (Hence his nickname Le Douanier, or
The Customs Officer). He painted his jungle
landscapes from memories of visits to the
botanical gardens and zoos in Paris, and used his
avid imagination to recreate scenes of wild
animals, such as lions, tigers, monkeys and
snakes in a lush tropical paradise. Although
turned away by the famous Salon des Artistes for
being too primitive, Rousseau exhibited his
works at the Salon des Independents from 1884
until his death in 1910, along with artists such
as Monet, and Renoir. He gained recognition from
his fellow artists late in life, (Pablo Picasso
gave a huge party in his honor in 1908), but did
not become world-famous until several years after
his death.