Paul Cézanne - by Mary Tompkins Lewis (Paperback)

About the Book

This beautifully illustrated book features twenty-four masterpieces in portraiture by celebrated French artist Paul Câezanne (1839-1906), offering an excellent introduction to this important aspect of his work. Arranged chronologically and spanning five decades, featured portraits range from a selection of the artist's self-portraits, made throughout his life, to paintings depicting family and friends, including his uncle Dominique, his wife Hortense, his son Paul, and his final portrait of Vallier, the gardener at his house near Aix-en-Provence, completed shortly before Câezanne's death. Art historian Mary Tompkins Lewis contributes an illuminating essay on Câezanne and his portraiture for general readers, alongside an illustrated chronology of the artist's life and work.

Book Synopsis

A concise, accessible introduction to Paul Cézanne's portraiture

This beautifully illustrated book features twenty-four masterpieces in portraiture by celebrated French artist Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), offering an excellent introduction to this important aspect of his work.

Arranged chronologically and spanning five decades, featured portraits range from the artist's earliest surviving self-portrait dating from the 1860s to paintings depicting family and friends, including his uncle Dominique, his wife Hortense, his son Paul, and his final portrait of Vallier, the gardener at his house near Aix-en-Provence, completed shortly before Cézanne's death.

Art historian Mary Tompkins Lewis contributes an illuminating essay on Cézanne and his portraiture for general readers, alongside an illustrated chronology of the artist's life and work.

Published in association with the National Portrait Gallery, London

About the Author

Mary Tompkins Lewis is an art historian, critic, and visiting associate professor of fine arts at Trinity College, Hartford. Her books include Cézanne: Art and Ideas and Cézanne's Early Imagery.