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    prominent in paintings that come from Paul Cezanne and Pablo Picasso. However, Cezanne returned to the traditional way of sexualizing nude female figures, while Picasso put his own twist on the subject matter. Paul Cezanne touched on this topic in his 1906 oil painting The Large Bathers. This piece influenced many Modern Artists, especially Pablo Picasso. This life-size painting is an unfinished piece that features fourteen naked women on a riverbank. Cezanne intentionally sexualized the woman in his

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    more distorted,expressive style because their rules in terms of content were more free. I will compare and contrast the paintings of this era, Houses at Auvers by Vincent van Gogh, Goldfish by Henri Matisse, and Mont Sainte Victoire by Paul Cézanne. The work of art Houses at Auvers by Vincent van Gogh was made after he left the asylum at Saint Rémy de Provence. He admitted himself there because he was very sad and before he arrived he cut off his ear and gave it to a prostitute as a gift

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    classical, providing a setting for abstraction that is to come (Khan Academy, 2017). As with many painters Cezanne takes inspiration from another painter’s work, in this case he is inspired by Titian. This painting paid it forward, providing inspiration for Picasso’s Les Demoiselles Avignon and Matisse Bonheur de Vivre (Joy of Life) (Khan Academy, 2017). Why was “The Large Bathers” important? Cezanne produced classical forms but provided a relationship with abstraction of the canvas (Khan Academy, 2017)

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    Postimpressionism Postimpressionism was a movement in late-19th-century French painting that emphasized the artist's personal response to a subject. Postimpressionism takes its name from an art movement that immediately preceded it: Impressionism. But whereas impressionist painters concentrated on the depiction of a subject's immediate appearance, postimpressionists focused on emotional or spiritual meanings that the subject might convey. Although impressionist artists interpreted what they saw

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    Chidiebube c opara Art 1301 Prof Dube Listen assignment 03 March 3, 2017 (CEZANNE) (MONET) Still life with plaster cupid Monet, water lilies, In this Monet, I can see water on 2) In this CEZANNE artwork, I see a structure that looks ground covering some green leaves. Like a human baby with a white coloring. 3) In the principle of art, the thing that is obvious to me is the color and texture. This is what really grabs my attention in the art work. 4) The medium in the artwork is what

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    in modern art history. These artist created some of the most expressive paintings during a time when their various styles allowed them to do so. They used both past artist and their fellow artist to influence them to create new works of art. Paul Cezanne was one of the most influential artist in modern history (Voorhies, 2004). His painting The Large Bathers served as an inspiration for other artist to follow. Two of those were Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse, both of whom created their own paintings

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    abstracted. Matisse does not intend to create lifelike figures. The most noticeable breaking away that Matisse does here is the distinctly Fauvist use of color. Bright, vibrant colors are used for the natural setting instead of the blues and grays Cézanne used. There is also a total lack of perspective. Where Cézanne’s figures seem mostly believable in size, Matisse’s figures vary in size without regard for

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    Furthermore, Cezanne and Seurat found their resolutions towards this new approach "mainly through intellect and Gauguin and Van Gogh primarily through intuition" (Hunter, Jacobus & Wheeler,2004,p.23). Structure, order and optical effects of colour were the techniques used by Paul Cezanne and Georges Seurat."The Large Bathers" by Paul Cezanne was his last and largest painting.This attest to the importance of the theme chosen

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    Large Bathers

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    that artists began finding new and innovative ways to represent the female figure(s). Paul Cezanne’s painting “Large Bathers” was a controversial piece during it’s time. Cezanne didn’t agree with, or want to belong to, any art movement at the time. Because if this, his artwork reflected that freedom of mind and creation. Cezanne has used complementary colors blue and yellow in his composition. Also, regarding color, he uses the blank canvas in his nude bodies to introduce light from within the painting

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    technical ability and competence becoming main focuses. Consequently Cezanne's work was heavily criticised by traditionalist defenders as lacking artistic aptitude and non-conformity to customary artistic regimes, one supporter of his work commented how Cezanne 'has been most maligned and misjudged over the past fifteen years by press and public alike' (Riviere, 1877, in Harrision, 2008

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