Early life
The town in France in which Cezanne grew up
What is Aix-en-Provence
Cezanne is referred to as the father of this
What is the Father of Modern Art?
The year Cezanne died
What is 1906?(Oct 16); age 67
Name at least one artist who came after Cezanne that was inspired by his artwork?
Who is Matisse, Picasso, and/or Alberto Giacometti?
This artist wrote about an incident at a dinner he hosted where he praised Cezanne's work, but Cezanne believed he was being made fun of so he stormed out of the dinner
Who is Monet?
The profession of Cezanne's father, Louis-Auguste
What is a hatmaker turned banker?
The era of Art in which Cezanne painted
What is Impressionism (or Post-impressionism)?
In 1869, Cezanne met this woman who he later married in 1886.
Who is Hortense Fiquet?
The setting Cezanne was most inspired by
What is nature?
Cezanne and this fellow artist were described as needing "to be fed, like monsters, these bulks of tradition that they gulped down and re-digested in their own ways."
Who is Pissarro?
Cezanne's best friend as a child who Cezanne protected from bullies
Who is Emile Zola?
The art technique used by Cezanne- e.g., using a palette knife to make thick, crude slabs of paint like a mason or plasterer
What is couillarde? (aka "ballsy")
The reason why Cezanne and his best friend became estranged
What is the writing of a novel in which Cezanne was portrayed as a failed genius?
The object Cezanne enjoyed painting most and what he would tell his models to be like
What is an apple? (He would tell his models "Be an apple!")
Name one quirky thing about Cezanne described in the article, "Cezanne: The Man Who Changed the Landscape of Art" by Paul Trachtman, with respect to his relationships with others.
What is Cezanne disliked being touched and he was fearful of women?
Among his earliest paintings - finished when he was 23 - Cezanne painted four huge wall panels of young women representing this.
What are the four seasons?
The artist Cezanne believed stole his ideas about color
Who is Paul Gauguin?
On October 15, 1906, Cezanne died of this illness, and was known for saying "I want to die painting."
What is pneumonia?
The artist Cezanne considered to be the leading modern painter even though Cezanne painted a retort to this painter's piece, which Cezanne called "A Modern Olympia."
In his 20s, Cezanne described this as being longer than his talent.
What is his hair?
In his 20s, Cezanne applied to this Paris art school, a training ground of Salon painters, but was rejected because they said he "paints with excess."
What is the Ecole des Beaux Arts?
This German poet described Cezanne's painting "Madame Cezanne in a Red Armchair" by saying "It is the first and ultimate red armchair ever painted... The interior of the picture vibrates, rises, and falls back into itself, and does not have a single unmoving part."
Who is Rainer Maria Rilke?
The name of Cezanne's son who was born in 1872.
Paul Cezanne Jr.
The name of the mountain that most inspired Cezanne, which he painted frequently
Given his reclusive nature, for a time, Cezanne's artwork could only be found in the shop of this eccentric art dealer, who traded Cezanne art supplies for paintings.
Who is Pere Tanguy?