Cézanne

American

[si-zan, say-zan] / sɪˈzæn, seɪˈzan /

noun

Paul 1839–1906, French painter.

Cézanne British

/ 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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Cézanne

Police confirmed in a statement that the paintings by Cézanne, Renoir, and Matisse were recovered during searches, but gave no further details.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

The loan was secured by paintings from artists including Edgar Degas, Paul Cézanne and Pablo Picasso, according to a May 2015 loan document.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026

Early in the 20th century, French iconoclast Marcel Duchamp described a new “scientific spirit” for avant-garde art, noting the methodical painterly investigations of predecessors Georges Seurat and Paul Cézanne.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2024

Three paintings by Paul Cézanne that a Swiss museum foundation said it had to sell to ward off insolvency fetched $52.5 million, with buyer’s fees, at a Christie’s auction in New York on Thursday.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2023

“Monet is but an eye,” Cézanne once said of his friend, “but, God, what an eye.”

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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