Cézanne

American  

[si-zan, sey-zan] / sɪˈzæn, seɪˈzan /

noun

1. Paul 1839–1906, French painter.

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Cézanne British  

/ sezan /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

Paul Cézanne had an allowance that allowed him to paint, while Theo van Gogh helped to support his brother Vincent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 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

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

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 last night.

From New York 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