Die kartenspieler cezanne biography

The Painting: In his mid-fifties and at the height of his career, Paul Cézanne began a series of paintings, drawings, and watercolors of card players.
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XIR160592 The Card Players, 1893-96 (oil on canvas) by Cezanne, Paul (1839-1906); 47x56 cm; Musee d\'Orsay, Paris, France; French, out of copyright.

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Zwischen 1890 und 1896 unternahm Cézanne ein ehrgeiziges Malprojekt, bei dem er sich dem Thema Kartenspieler widmete. Er stellte Landarbeiter auf dem Anwesen seiner Familie nahe Aix-en-Provence als Modelle an. Nach zahlreichen vorbereitenden Studien schuf er fünf Kompositionen, die traditionelle Repräsentationen des Themas, beliebt seit dem 17. Jahrhundert, erweiterten und hinterfragten. Das Leinwandgemälde des Museums scheint die Reihe in Gang gesetzt zu haben. Nach einer Folgeversion von doppelter Größe und mit einer zusätzlichen Figur, einem stehenden Kind, reduzierte Cézanne die drei darauffolgenden Versionen auf das Wesentliche, sodass sie nur zwei Kartenspieler zeigen, die sich konfrontativ gegenübersitzen.

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Fig. 1. Paul Cézanne, "The Card Players," ca. 1890–92, oil on canvas, 53 1/4 x 71 5/8 in. (Barnes Fo

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Discover the Timeline of Paul Cezanne’s Life

The years between 1861-70 represent Cezanne’s "dark period" characterized by a dark palette and violent or erotic themes.

During this era, he often painted using a palette knife instead of a brush. His early works were created with heavy pigments in dark tones which made for an overall romantic and moody expressionist style.

1861: Cezanne quits law school after two years and, with his mother’s backing, convinces his father to let him move to Paris. He tries to gain admittance to the Ecole des Beaux-Arts but his application is rejected twice which leaves him feeling heartbroken. Cezanne returns to Aix to work in his father’s bank.

Interesting fact:

Cezanne talks about his struggle with depression in a letter to Zola. He says, “I thought when I left Aix, I would leave behind the depression that I can’t shake off, but all I’ve really done is change places. I’m still depressed. I’ve just left my parents, my friends, and some of my routines, that’s all.”

1862: Cezanne does not enjoy working in the bank and returns to Pa

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