Cézanne in Provence

Overview: Cézanne in Provence will be the principal international exhibition marking 2006 as the centenary of the death of Paul Cézanne (1839-1906). A key figure in the impressionist and post-impressionist movements, he is often seen as the father of modern art. This exhibition, by focusing on the works Cézanne painted in and around his native Aix-en-Provence, will celebrate the landscape and the rich associations it had for him.

Approximately 100 of Cézanne’s greatest oil paintings and watercolors will demonstrate his intense, emotional engagement with the countryside of his birthplace, where he painted some of his most compelling landscapes, penetrating portraits of family members, and the monumental Bathers from the National Gallery, London. Works depicting such scenes as Cézanne’s family home of Jas de Bouffan, Mont Sainte-Victoire, the Mediterranean coast at L’Estaque, the dramatic quarry at Bibémus, and the Château Noir will come from public and private collections throughout Europe and the United States.

Organization: The exhibition is organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, the Musée Granet, and the Communauté du Pays d’Aix, Aix-en-Provence, and the Réunion des musées nationaux, Paris (French National Museums Organization).

Schedule: National Gallery of Art, January 29,2006 - May 7, 2006; Musee Granet, Aix-en-Provence, June 9 - September 17, 2006

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Cézanne in Provence
Paul Cézanne

Stationen:
29.1.06 - 7.5.06 National Gallery, Washington
9.6.06 - 17.9.06 Musée Granet, Aix-en-Provence