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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Cézanne

He was a dedicated reader and student of art, paying homage in his work to Picasso and Cubism as well as to Monet, Matisse, Van Gogh and Cézanne.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026

Paul Cézanne said that “color is the place where our brain meets the universe.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 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