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Paintwork pioneer: The anchorman of modernismIn the latter half of the 19th century - in the verdant countryside near Aix-en-Provence - Paul Cezanne (1839 1906) - busily plied his brush to landscapes and still lifes that would become anchors of modern art. With compact - intense dabs of paint and bold new approaches to light and space - he mediated the way from Impressionism to the defining movements of the early 20th century and became - in the words of both Matisse and Picasso - father of us all. This fresh artist introduction selects key works from Cezanne s oevure to understand his development - innovation - and crucial influence on modern art. From compositions of fruits and pears to scenes of outdoor bathers - we trace his experimentation with color - perspective - and texture to evoke a harmony parallel to Nature - as well as the very process of seeing and recording.Along the way - we discover Cezanne s celebrated Card Players - his layering of warm and cool hues to build up form and surface - and the geometric rigor of his landscapes from the vicinity of Aix-en-Provence - as bright with the light of southern France as they are bold with a radical new rendering of dimensions and depth.About the series: Each book in TASCHEN s Basic Art series features: a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist - covering his or her cultural and historical importance a concise biography approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions -...