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PublisherYale University Press

ISBN-100300208103

ISBN-139780300208108

eBay Product ID (ePID)201586975

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Book TitleMadame Cézanne

Number of Pages256 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicWomen, History / Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945), Individual Artists / General, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General

Publication Year2014

IllustratorYes

GenreArt, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorDita Amory

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.1 in

Item Weight43.6 Oz

Item Length1 in

Item Width0.9 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2015-288196

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal759.409/034

SynopsisA new account of C zanne's complex relationship with his wife, who served as the subject of some of his most iconic portraits Paul C zanne's (1839-1906) portraits of Hortense Fiquet (1850-1922), his wife and the subject of some of his iconic portraits, rank among the most powerful of their kind in French modernism. Yet, posterity has not been kind to Madame C zanne. She was called a distraction, blamed for her husband's "lackluster" landscapes, and disdained for her impenetrable expression in the paintings. The reality is more complex, for while Fiquet may not have been the passion of C zanne's lifetime, she was a willing accomplice, as model, mother of his only son, and unwavering partner against all odds. Madame C zanne examines this unique relationship as it looks at C zanne the painter, draftsman, and portraitist. Featuring 24 of C zanne's oil portraits of Fiquet and most of the known drawings, Madame C zanne both reevaluates, with insight and compassion, the long-held misconceptions about the C zannes' unconventional marriage, and shows how C zanne's portraits of his wife provide a lens through which to better understand his overall technique., A new account of Cézanne's complex relationship with his wife, who served as the subject of some of his most iconic portraits, A new account of Cézanne's complex relationship with his wife, who served as the subject of some of his most iconic portraits Paul Cézanne's (1839-1906) portraits of Hortense Fiquet (1850-1922), his wife and the subject of some of his iconic portraits, rank among the most powerful of their kind in French modernism. Yet, posterity has not been kind to Madame Cézanne. She was called a distraction, blamed for her husband's "lackluster" landscapes, and disdained for her impenetrable expression in the paintings. The reality is more complex, for while Fiquet may not have been the passion of Cézanne's lifetime, she was a willing accomplice, as model, mother of his only son, and unwavering partner against all odds. Madame Cézanne examines this unique relationship as it looks at Cézanne the painter, draftsman, and portraitist. Featuring 24 of Cézanne's oil portraits of Fiquet and most of the known drawings, Madame Cézanne both reevaluates, with insight and compassion, the long-held misconceptions about the Cézannes' unconventional marriage, and shows how Cézanne's portraits of his wife provide a lens through which to better understand his overall technique.

LC Classification NumberND553