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p. cm. - (The life and work of-) (Heinemann profiles)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary: Introduces the life and work of Paul Cezanne, discussing
his early years, life in Paris, and development as a painter.
ISBN 1-57572-957-1 (lib. binding)
1. Cezanne, Paul, 1839-1906 Juvenile literature. 2. Painters
—France Biography Juvenile literature. [1. Cezanne, Paul,
1839-1906. 2. Artists. 3. Painting, french. 4. Art appreciation.]
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The Publishers would like to thank the following for permission to reproduce photographs:
Page 4, Portrait photograph of Paul Cezanne, 1889; Credit: AKG. Page 5, Paul Cezanne, Self-Portrait with Beret,
Credit: B. & U. International Picture Service. Page 7, Paul Cezanne, Sketchbook Studies, Credit: R.M.N/Michele
Bellot. Page 9, Paul Cezanne, Paul Alexis Reading to Emile Zola, Credit: Giraudon. Page 11, Paul Cezanne, Portrait of
Pissarro, Credit: Giraudon. Page 12, Boulevard des Capucines, Credit: Hulton Getty. Page 13, Paul Cezanne,
Landscape, Auvers, Credit: Philadelphia Museum of Art. Page 15, Paul Cezanne, L’Etang des Soeurs, Orsy, Credit:
Courtauld Institute. Page 17, Paul Cezanne, The Blue Vase, Credit: Giraudon. Page 19, Paul Cezanne, The Pool at
thejas de Bouffan, Credit: Metroplitan Museum of Art. Page 21, Paul Cezanne, The Card Players, Credit: The
Bridgeman Art Library/Metropolitan Museum of Art. Page 25, Paul Cezanne, Portrait ofAmbroise Vollard, Credit:
Giraudon. Page 26, Mont Sainte-Victoire, Credit: Corbis. Page 27, Paul Cezanne, Mont Sainte-Victoire, Credit:
Philadelphia Museum of Art. Page 28, Portrait photograph of Cezanne in front of the picture Grand Bathers,
Credit: Giraudon. Page 29, Paul Cezanne, En Bateau, Credit: National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo.
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Contents
Who Was Paul Cezanne? 4
Early Years 6
Life in Paris 8
Swapping Ideas 10
Brush with Fame 12
Ideas of His Own 14
Between Two Worlds 16
New Freedom 18
Ordinary People 20
Southern Sunshine 22
Turning to People 24
A Favorite View 26
Cezanne's Last Years 28
Timeline 30
Glossary 31
Index 32
More Books to Read 32
More Artwork to See 32
Who Was Paul Cezanne?
Paul Cezanne was a painter. He used colors
and shapes to paint pictures of nature. He
helped change the way artists see and paint
the things around them.
Cezanne painted this portrait of himself when
he was about 60 years old. By that time, his
ideas about painting had already changed the
world of art.
 Early Years
Paul Cezanne was born January 19, 1839 in
Aix-en-Provence, France. One of his childhood
friends was named Emile Zola. The boys loved to
hike in the countryside near their homes.
Paul studied drawing when he was a teenager.
He often drew pictures on his walks in the
country. These drawings show how he was
interested in nature.

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Life in Paris

Paul wanted to be an artist. His father wanted

him to be a lawyer. When Paul was 22 years old,
his father gave him money to move to Paris and
become a painter.

8
Paul's friend Emile Zola had become a famous
writer in Paris. He liked Paul's work. He told
other people about it. This painting shows a
friend of Paul's reading to Emile.
Swapping Ideas
In Paris, Paul became friends with a painter
named Camille Pissarro. They would go to
Camille's country house
and paint outside.
These trips reminded
Paul of home.
Paul did this sketch of Camille Pissarro in 1874.
It shows how the painters would pack their
things and hike to a favorite spot to paint.

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 Brush with Fame

Painters called the Impressionists liked Paul's

paintings. They showed two of Paul's paintings
at their first exhibit in 1874 in Paris. The exhibit
was in a building on this street.

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This landscape was shown at the exhibit. It
shows how Paul used strong colors. The patches
of light and dark show the shapes of the houses.

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 Ideas of His Own
Paul wanted to try different ways of painting.
Patterns of color and shape were more important
to him than exact copies of a scene.
Paul did this painting when he was 38 years
old. He used thick, rough patches of paint to
show how he saw this woodland pond.
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Between Two Worlds

Paul studied the work of the great artists of the
past. He liked the French and Dutch masters who
had lived more than 200 years before him.
The artists of the past Loved still life painting.
Paul's painting of this blue vase shows that he
loved still life painting, too.

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 New Freedom
Paul's father died in 1886. Paul inherited enough
money to live well. He did not have to worry
about whether people would buy his paintings
or not.
Paul was free to do the paintings he wanted to
do—in new ways! Paul used small blocks of color
to make this landscape painting.

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Even though Paul was rich, he still thought of
himself as ordinarg. He painted other ordinary
people and used his ideas about color and shape.
This is one of many pictures Paul painted of
card players. Although he was painting people,
Paul saw the scene as a pattern of colors.
 Southern Sunshine

Paul began to spend more time near his childhood

home. He studied the way that the sun changed
the color of the countryside.

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Paul liked to paint this mountain called Mont
Sainte-Victoire. This painting shows how he used
colors and shapes to show distance.

23
Turning to People
Ambroise Vollard, an art dealer in Paris, had a
successful exhibit of Paul's paintings in 1895. At
the same time, Paul worked on portraits.
This is a portrait of Ambroise Vollard. Paul
worked hard on each painting. He never
finished this one, even though Ambroise had
to pose for it 115 times!
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A Favorite View

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Paul worked mainly in southern France. He still

painted Mont Sainte-Victoire to show his ideas
about color, light, and shape.

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This view of the mountain in 1904 shows how
Paul's work had changed. The mountain had
become just a blurred pattern of color.
 Cezanne’s Last Years
As Paul grew older, he still painted. He even
ordered new paintbrushes just before he died.
Paul died October 22, 1906. He was 67 years old.
By that time, people knew he was a great painter.

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In 1905, one year before he died, Paul did this
watercolor painting. This type of painting was
less tiring for Paul as he got older.
Timeline
1839 Paul Cezanne born, January 19
1861 Moves to Paris to become a painter
1861-5 Civil War in the United States
1860s Learns more about painting from Camille
Pissarro
1870-1 War between France and Germany
1871 Begins to paint outside to see light and color
more clearly
1874- Has two paintings shown in the first
Impressionist Exhibit
1876 Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone
1886 Paul's father dies
1893 First motion picture camera developed in France
1895 Ambroise Vollard sets up one-man exhibit of
Cezanne paintings
1902 Builds new studio to view Mont Saint-Victoire
1903 Wright brothers fly the first airplane
1906 Paul Cezanne dies, October 22

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Glossary
art dealer someone who sells paintings

blur to be unclear or fuzzy

exhibit to show artwork in public

Impressionists group of artists who painted outside to make

colorful pictures

inherit receive money when someone dies

landscape painting of the countryside

master famous artist with great skill

portrait painting of a person

pose to sit or stand still for an artist

scene place where something happens

sketch rough drawing

still life painting of things that are set in place by the artist

study learn about a subject

watercolor type of paint that is mixed with water and can be used
quickly

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 Index
Aix-en-Provence 6 The Pool at the Jas de BoufTan 19
born 6 Portrait of Ambroise
died 28 Vollard 25
Impressionists 12 Self-Portrait with Beret 5
Mont Sainte-Victoire 23, 26, 27 Paris 8, 9, 10, 24
paintings Pissarro, Camille 10, 11
En Bateau 29 sketches
The Blue Vase 17 Portrait of Pissarro 11
The Card Players 2 / Sketchbook Studies 7
Landscape, Auvers 13 Vollard, Ambroise 24, 25
L’Etang des Soeurs, Orsy 15 Zola, Emile 6, 9
Mont Sainte-Victoire 21
Paul Alexis Reading to
Emile Zola 9

More Books to Read More Artwork to See

Boutan, Mila. Cezanne. San
Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1996.
Venezia, Mike. Paul Cezanne.
Danbury, Conn.: Children's Press,
1998.
An older reader can help you with
these books.
Madame Cezanne in a Striped Skirt,
1877. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
Mass.
Still Life with Apples and Peaches, 1905.
National Gallery of Art,
Washington, D.C.
Trees Beside a Stream, 1880-85.
Norton-Simon, Los Angeles, Cal.

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