Cézanne

[ si-zan; French sey-zan ]

/ sɪˈzæn; French seɪˈzan /

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noun

Paul

[pawl], /pɔl/, 1839–1906, French painter.

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Words nearby Cézanne

Cewa, Ceylon, Ceylonese, Ceylon moss, Ceyx, Cézanne, Cézanne, Paul, cezve, Cf, CFA, CFA franc

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How to use Cézanne in a sentence

Thompson’s misshapen figures rhyme and merge with the background in ways that are heavily inspired by Gauguin, as well as late Cézanne and early Matisse.
Bob Thompson died young, but his colorful jazz- and Old Master-inspired paintings speak to the ages|Sebastian Smee|September 21, 2021|Washington Post
Over several decades, up until his final days, Cézanne painted the stunning Mont Sainte- Victoire, the landmark blue-gray peak jutting up above the otherwise flat Provence, about 60 times.
An art lover’s Impressionist video trip to Provence and the Riviera|Nancy Nathan|February 5, 2021|Washington Post
Degas, Toulouse-Lautrec, and Cezanne all frequented the circus and adopted it as a topic.
We’re All Carnies Now: Why We Can’t Quit the Circus|Anthony Paletta|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Cezanne is full of details, too, of course, but we know that they will endure a lapse in our attention.
Warhol Gives Edie Sedgwick the Evil Eye|Blake Gopnik|January 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

How can I enjoy Sargent so much, when I hold Cezanne up as the model artist of his era?
'A Very Intelligent Little Frenchman'|Blake Gopnik|December 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Expecting easy soundbites from the Bernadette Corporation is like wishing a Cezanne would look more like a Rockwell.
Bernadette Corporation: Mutating Art Collective Succeeds in the Avant Garde|Blake Gopnik|September 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I think of Monet and Matisse and to a lesser extent Cezanne.
Paul Bremer’s New Canvas: Bush’s Iraq Boss Embraces Artistic Side|Lloyd Grove|August 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Cezanne, Degas, could afford not to sell their pictures because they had other resources.
Paul Gauguin, His Life and Art|John Gould Fletcher

British Dictionary definitions for Cézanne

Cézanne

/ (French sezan) /

noun

Paul (pɔl). 1839–1906, French postimpressionist painter, who was a major influence on modern art, esp cubism, in stressing the structural elements latent in nature, such as the sphere and the cone

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