{"product_id":"9783836530170","title":"Cézanne","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003ePaintwork pioneer: The anchorman of modernism\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the latter half of the 19th century, in the verdant countryside near Aix-en-Provence, \u003cb\u003ePaul Cézanne\u003c\/b\u003e (1839–1906), busily plied his brush to landscapes and still lifes that would become anchors of modern art. With compact, intense dabs of paint and bold new approaches to light and space, he \u003cb\u003emediated the way from Impressionism to the defining movements of the early 20th century\u003c\/b\u003e and became, in the words of both Matisse and Picasso, “father of us all.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis fresh artist introduction selects key works from Cézanne’s oevure to understand his development, innovation, and crucial influence on modern art. From compositions of fruits and pears to scenes of outdoor bathers, we trace his \u003cb\u003eexperimentation with color, perspective, and texture\u003c\/b\u003e to evoke “ \u003cb\u003ea harmony parallel to Nature\u003c\/b\u003e,” as well as the very process of seeing and recording.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong the way, we discover Cézanne’s celebrated \u003ci\u003eCard Players\u003c\/i\u003e , his layering of warm and cool hues to build up form and surface, and the \u003cb\u003egeometric rigor of his landscapes\u003c\/b\u003e from the vicinity of Aix-en-Provence, as bright with the light of southern France as they are bold with a radical new rendering of dimensions and depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout the series:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEach book in TASCHEN’s Basic Art series features:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e a concise biography \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"TASCHEN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47052523700464,"sku":"9783836530170","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9783836530170_p0.jpg?v=1769887874","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9783836530170","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}