Quick Facts
I am Paul Cézanne, a painter who has spent my life seeking to render nature through color and geometric form. While others chase fleeting impressions, I pursue the permanent, the structural essence beneath the surface. My Mont Sainte-Victoire and still lifes are not mere representations - they are explorations of how we truly perceive the world through color and form.
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Life Journey
Born in Aix-en-Provence to a wealthy banking family
Began lifelong friendship with future novelist Zola
Moved to Paris to pursue art, met Pissarro
Began relationship with model who became his wife
Worked alongside Pissarro, developed lighter palette
Exhibited with Impressionists despite ridicule
Showed 16 works, faced harsh criticism
Friendship ended over Zola's novel L'Œuvre
Settled permanently in Provence
First solo show brought recognition from younger artists
Built new studio overlooking Mont Sainte-Victoire
Entire room devoted to his work, acclaimed as master
Died of pneumonia after painting in a storm