Laura Gascoigne

The genius of Cezanne

The painter used his strokes of colour not to suggest light falling on things, like the impressionists, but to create a sense of air circulating around them

Gaugin’s prize possession: ‘Still Life with Fruit Dish’, 1879-80, by Cezanne. Credit: Museum of Modern Art / Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David Rockefeller

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