Paul Cézanne: The Life of an Artist - Art History School
PLEASE NOTE: TYPO - birthday displayed should be 1839 not 1869. This video covers the life of the great Post Impressionist painter and French artist, Paul Cézanne.
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Paul Cézanne was born on the 19th of January 1839 in Aix en Provence in France, the eldest of three children. Cézanne’s father was an authoritarian figure, unlike his son, who was indecisive and lacked self-confidence. During 1863 and 1864 Cézanne worked regularly at the Academy Suisse in Paris where he met Renoir, Monet and Sisley. He applied to the prestigious Ecole des Beaux Art, but was rejected because they felt his paintings were overworked.
In 1869 he met Hortense Fiquet, a 19-year old bookbinder, who would become his lover. Camille Pissarro advised him to remove dark colours from his palette, not to paint with black, but only with the three primary colours and their derivatives. Cézanne took his advice and the creation of his dark expressive, intuitive paintings came to an end.
The first exhibition of the Impressionists was held at the photographer Nadar's studio in 1874, Cézanne showed three paintings. Monet was not impressed and described Cézanne, ‘as a bricklayer who paints with a trowel’. Two years later he showed 16 paintings at the third Impressionist exhibition, but after a hail of criticism decided not show with the Impressionists again.
Cézanne rejected the Impressionist theories of light, he wasn’t interested in momentary light effects and reflections, they were of secondary importance to him. His goal was to make things look permanent and solid, he achieved this by creating a balanced composition, the result of careful calculation, reflection and logic.
On the 22nd of October 1906 he died of pneumonia and was buried at the San Pierre cemetery in Aix en Provence.
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Such hard times for him, he carried on in spite of the rejections. Amazing!
@ArtHistorySchool
2 жыл бұрын
He was a great artist
@astrid4532
Жыл бұрын
What a highly talented post Impressionists, unfortunately so misunderstood at his time. He learnt from Pissaro and he gave so much to the art world, especially Picasso. Thank you for this most beautiful inside video. It's most interesting and enjoyable, as all yr video r. Please keep in going. We r so grateful to u.
@db0800
5 ай бұрын
He simply didn't care what anyone thought. He was single minded in brilliance.
I finally figured out why I like your presentations so much. You establish an emotional connection with the featured artist. You are painting history.
@ArtHistorySchool
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I appreciate that. Cheers
@anneross5347
Жыл бұрын
I heartily agree💕🌞
Cezanne..for 30 years I had the great privilege of living in France in many of his paintings..all four seasons came and went with indelible memories...they will never fade....
@ArtHistorySchool
2 жыл бұрын
France is a lovely country and Cezanne captured it brilliantly.
The rejection of others is often affirmation that you are doing something original, or at least different from the majority. He obviously believed in himself, despite all the criticisms and his own insecurities. It was very interesting to learn about this wonderful artist. Thank you.
@ArtHistorySchool
2 жыл бұрын
You need a lot of self belief to go against the mainstream. Glad you enjoyed the video.
Introduced as for young people and amateur artists. I’m seventy, not well known but I’ve sold work privately, in galleries and group shows and donated to charity auctions. Your audience appeal is much broader, as I’m sure you know from the comments, and much appreciated. Thank you.
@ArtHistorySchool
4 жыл бұрын
You are very welcome and, yes I do realise the appeal is greater, which is wonderful. Cheers Paul
@agnesmuth8719
10 ай бұрын
Bödőcs
@margaretcroft
9 ай бұрын
I so agree about the wider appeal of these videos…Having returned this summer from France and lots of museum time, I’m enjoying very much learning about these artists’ lives!
I simply cannot put into words what joy goes through my mind when I look at the painting titled The Railway Cutting-1870. Could stare at it for hours. This to me is the definition of great art. To be able to stare at a single piece for hours. Thank you Paul for posting this video and literally changing my life for the better.
@ArtHistorySchool
2 жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you!
@db0800
Жыл бұрын
good shout. never knew this painting existed.
@kathleenmcgill5781
Жыл бұрын
Tx for alerting me
I came here becaose my art teacher told my class to watch this, It’s interesting, and I love art so this is good to know. Thank you
@ArtHistorySchool
3 жыл бұрын
You are very welcome. Good luck with your art.
@aizaamer24
2 жыл бұрын
I watched this for the same reason! My arts teacher asked to to study it!
@khalidmahmud4126
2 жыл бұрын
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@seiachannel5257
2 жыл бұрын
It is very hard to be a famous arts like PZ. You have to memorize hundrets or thousands of.everything abaout panting and practise it. Thank you for this good video.
Thank you so much! Cezanne is my favorite artist. For me the energy and vibrant quality of his paintings is palpable.
@ArtHistorySchool
2 жыл бұрын
He certainly was a very creative artist.
Great video depicting not only a life and work of a master, but educating so many of us to look at the world in a new light and find a beautiful things around us. Love the work of Paul Cezanne, the colors and composition is unbelievable. Thank you again and again for your outstanding work.
@ArtHistorySchool
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it. Many thanks
Hi Paul, thank you very much for creating and sharing these videos. I work for a day service for people with disabilities and in these strange times we are continuing with our service remotely, via zoom sessions. I teach art and design and I have found your videos to be a great intro to the artist before we start our own work inspired by them. So far we have watched this video and the one on Mondrian, both of which are excellent and perfect for my client group. I shall continue to search out your videos, even after lockdown. They are a great resource. thank you.
@ArtHistorySchool
4 жыл бұрын
That's great. I hope your clients produce amazing art work, which them well from me. I produce a video every month or so for this channel so there will be others in the pipe line. Thanks for using my videos. Cheers Paul
Paul, I love the way you tell the stories of all these wonderful artists. Thank you very much
@ArtHistorySchool
2 жыл бұрын
You are very welcome. Cheers
Another wonderfully informative video as you dig deep for the true history of artists. 👏
@ArtHistorySchool
4 жыл бұрын
Really pleased you enjoyed my video. He was quite an artist, wasn't he? Cheers Paul
Cézanne's use of blue, I personally find it amazing, his use of it sets the tone of the entire background, with such a rich as well lush texture, to the the background , he's ventured into a realm where Cézanne's work has this dreamy, calming effcet, and it adds such a stable element to the whole of the painting.
@ArtHistorySchool
2 жыл бұрын
He was a fantastic painter
Once again Paul you have reminded me of the greatness of another artist I admire. I am becoming addicted to your wonderful biographies of these Artists. Your process of documenting these artists lives is particularly helpful in remembering their historical evolution as painters. As an (as yet amateur) artist and one who has visited many parts of France I am fascinated as you fill the holes in my knowledge of these artists. Thank you
@ArtHistorySchool
3 жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you! Really pleased you enjoy my videos, good luck with the painting. Cheers Paul
Wonderful video! I learned some new things about Cezanne that I hadn’t learned in art history in college!
@ArtHistorySchool
4 жыл бұрын
That's great, really pleased you enjoyed my video. Cheers Paul
I spent this afternoon watching many of your videos. Thank you so much for making them.
@ArtHistorySchool
4 жыл бұрын
You are very welcome.
I totally identify, as certainly many others must, with his struggles btw paying the bills and doing what he loved, certain relationships and personal freedom and happiness, and being different and unappreciated for it. Surely there's some of all that in every generation. But Cezanne was such an explorer where his painting was concerned. And for that and his ancestry to the rest of us, I applaud him! And you for these marvelous video lessons. Merci beaucoups, Paul.
@ArtHistorySchool
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, he was a great painter. Really pleased you enjoyed the video
I really enjoy these talks about artists. They allow a view into both the artist and the human being. Thanks a lot.
@ArtHistorySchool
Жыл бұрын
You are very welcome. Cheers
Hi Paul, another very interesting video. I,ve had an operation recently and am now recovering at home, had artist,s block for a year but have now regained inspiration. So sad many now extremly famous artists lived relatively miserable lives in poverty!! We sure are lucky to be living so comfortably. Thankyou from New Zealand
@ArtHistorySchool
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked the video and pleased you have conquered artists block. Yes, we are lucky today.. Cheers
Such an amazing and gifted artist, unfortunately so misunderstood at his time. One of the great post Impressionists. He learnt from Pissaro and was the great idol of Picasso. He just gave so much to the art world. Thank u for another awesome, most inspiring and interesting video, Paul. We r so very grateful to u. Please keep on going and make art transparent to us.
@ArtHistorySchool
Жыл бұрын
Many thanks, much appreciated. Cheers
Great video. Thank you so much, sir Paul! I really like portraits by Cézanne. His landscapes remember me of paintings of an architect. Very clear lines and lights. Thank you so much! XX
@ArtHistorySchool
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I think Cezanne is a wonderful painter too.
Thank you for bringing the lives of artists alive with your videos. Much appreciated,!!!!!!! Greetings from sunny South Africa
@ArtHistorySchool
4 жыл бұрын
Many thanks, greetings for England - it's actually sunny here too!
@Americansikkunt
3 жыл бұрын
Methinks it is no coincidence.
You are WONDERFUL. your Passion to share great artists & their lives is so ELOQUENT & INSPIRING! THANK YOU SO MUCH.
@ArtHistorySchool
2 жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you!
I love your spirit and the energy you poured into explaining. Great work
@ArtHistorySchool
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! Cheers
Love the pace of your videos. Thank you!
@ArtHistorySchool
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you like them! Thanks
Cezanne’s painting was my all time favorite since high school because he expresses light with soft and subtle color in less than three in his paintings. Genius! ♥️♥️♥️
@ArtHistorySchool
2 жыл бұрын
I think you are right, he was a genius. Cheers
My favorite painter. Thanks for creating this portrait.
@ArtHistorySchool
2 жыл бұрын
You are welcome
My Teacher asking me to find more information of art and I found this video to do lot research of art.Thank You Sir😊
@ArtHistorySchool
2 жыл бұрын
You are very welcome.
As you said, I really enjoyed this video.Really interesting! Additionally I was able to practice my understanding of English pronunciation, you speak in such a clear voice.Thanks so much!
@ArtHistorySchool
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you and good luck with your English. Cheers
this is such a great channel‼ Thank you for making these videos‼
@ArtHistorySchool
4 жыл бұрын
You are very welcome. Cheers
This is a really good video! It is well-scripted, well-edited and easy to follow. The length is about right for someone who knew very little about the artist but wanted to find out whether and why attention should be paid to him. Thank you!
@ArtHistorySchool
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, much appreciated. Cheers
Oh how I would have loved to have known these people! Thank you for a wonderful overview of Cezanne!
@ArtHistorySchool
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers
Great content! Thank you
@ArtHistorySchool
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it! Cheers
Fantastic compilation of his work!
@ArtHistorySchool
4 жыл бұрын
Many thanks!
Love your energy and the video! Cezanne is my favorite:)
@ArtHistorySchool
2 жыл бұрын
Really pleased you enjoy the video. Cheers
Superb. What a lovely, informative video - thank you for putting it all together. I learned so much. Subscribed!
@ArtHistorySchool
3 жыл бұрын
Really pleased you enjoyed the video, thanks for subscribing.Cheers Paul
Wonderful video Paul Priestly! Very interesting. Thanks for the video!
@ArtHistorySchool
4 жыл бұрын
You are very welcome, glad you enjoyed the video. Cheers Paul
Wonderful presentation, thank you Paul.
@ArtHistorySchool
2 жыл бұрын
You are very welcome
I am in love with this series! Thank you!!!!
@ArtHistorySchool
4 жыл бұрын
You are so welcome! Cheers Paul
Just went to the exhibition at the Art Institute in Chicago and I want to learn more about the artist behind the art. Thank you so much!
@ArtHistorySchool
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed the video. If you get the opportunity a visit to his permanent exhibition at the Orangery in Paris is well worth a visit. Cheers
Thank you for allowing me to enjoy the works of these great artists from my home. 🙏🏽
@ArtHistorySchool
11 ай бұрын
You are very welcome
Thank you for sharing the wonderful video of the great artist.
@ArtHistorySchool
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers
Great stuff! Thank you. Those colours bring to mind Stravinsky & Rimsky Korsakov.
@ArtHistorySchool
4 жыл бұрын
Interesting, it was Kandinsky who was the one who made a number of paintings of music.
I love Cezanne, always have a poster somewhere nearby and one of the Aix paintings became a background for online meetings during covid (switched off with Van Gogh or Kandinsky). Thanks for a wonderful video.
@ArtHistorySchool
2 жыл бұрын
You are very welcome
Merci pour cette superbe page dans l’histoire de la peinture 🖼 Thank you so much for inviting and sharing with us 🌸🍒🍇🍓🥝🍎🍐🍊
@ArtHistorySchool
2 жыл бұрын
You are very welcome. Cheers
Fantastic biography, and will be a great help to us in preparation for our trip to the upcoming Cezanne Exhibit in London.
@ArtHistorySchool
Жыл бұрын
That's great, enjoy the exhibition.
Wonderful videos ! Thank you very much for your time and efforts 👏🏼👏🏼
@ArtHistorySchool
3 жыл бұрын
You are very welcome.
@ArtHistorySchool
3 жыл бұрын
You are very welcome.
Thank you!! I love these videos! This one was so good too!! Loved it.
@ArtHistorySchool
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers
Another wonderful video! Thank you again!
@ArtHistorySchool
3 жыл бұрын
You are very welcome. Cheers
Thank you for teaching me, again, more!
@ArtHistorySchool
2 жыл бұрын
My pleasure! Cheers
great ,very helpful to knowing better Cezanne, a great artist.
@ArtHistorySchool
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers
the fire of creativity that burns inside an artist soul keeps him going to overcome difficulties and prevail
@ArtHistorySchool
Ай бұрын
Very True
Like many people of vision, Paul Cezanne was ahead of his time in his approach to his art. That can be frustrating, but his work was accepted in the end. Loved the video as always.
@ArtHistorySchool
2 жыл бұрын
He was ahead of his time and much appreciated by other artists, especially those that followed. Pleased you liked the video. Cheers
Wow! His persistence is truly inspiring
@ArtHistorySchool
Жыл бұрын
It was indeed
I love your narrative, and the amazing way you describe history . kudos to you
@ArtHistorySchool
Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
I just love these videos!! so much to learn!
@ArtHistorySchool
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you like them!
All your videos are great . Love it Love it.
@ArtHistorySchool
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! Cheers
Thank you for this wonderful journey.
@ArtHistorySchool
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers
The best doc i have seen on this master genius, and to hear of the remarks of Picasso and Matisse reinforces my own conviction that he was, along with Chagall in the top five masters of the modern era.
@ArtHistorySchool
3 жыл бұрын
He certainly was a master painter
Yes sir ,I really enjoyed this description of the life of Cezanne, also gained the knowledge that Emile Zola was his friend. Since I am a senior diploma in French language am interested both in French literature as well as French painters.
@ArtHistorySchool
3 жыл бұрын
Really pleased you enjoyed the video and learnt a little about Emile Zola. Cheers
OUI , l « really enjoyed « watching / listening to you , your lively / animated way of presenting the artists is totally awesome ‼️👌 It makes « toute la difference « 🤗 Gros MERCI 💓 de Québec 🌏
@ArtHistorySchool
3 жыл бұрын
Really pleased you enjoyed it Cheers
Thank you so much! Learned something new.
@ArtHistorySchool
4 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful! Cheers Paul
Magnifique! Merci beaucoup pour partager.
@ArtHistorySchool
4 жыл бұрын
Merci pour ton commentaire gentil
Again, another BRILLIANT video .
@ArtHistorySchool
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
Thank you so much, this was such an an amazing work on his life.
@ArtHistorySchool
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video, very absorbing and informative. Thanks for sharing it👍👍
@ArtHistorySchool
4 жыл бұрын
You are very welocme
I do not know yet why I think that this video is brilliant - but it compels me to comment. Which normally only happens once in a thousand viewings - but this is my second comment in a day. Thank you very much Mr. Priestley!
@ArtHistorySchool
4 жыл бұрын
Really pleased you have enjoyed my videos, your comments are much appreciated. Cheers Paul
Thank you so much! Great video! Love from Chile!
@ArtHistorySchool
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers from England
Great video!Excellent detail of Cezanne's life and art!Thanks' for posting these videos'!🥂
@ArtHistorySchool
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers
You do an enthusiastic rendition. Well played - subscribed.
@ArtHistorySchool
Жыл бұрын
Many thanks for the subscription. Cheers
You put the love of art into my heart and soul.Thank you Paul and g'day to you my dear man !!....;))))
@ArtHistorySchool
2 жыл бұрын
My pleasure! Cheers
EXCELLENT!!! Thank you so very much!
@ArtHistorySchool
2 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome!
Very well done. I have spent approx. 20 years studying Paul Cezanne and I can honestly tell you I don't think you have missed anything out except for his Paris work and his very early paintings which I can tell you are awfull , absolutely horrid. I have painted about fifteen of his paintings and learned a great deal in the process. I have also visited a number of the places you mention around his home place including his last studio . Anyway THANK YOU FOR YOUR VERY INTERESTING VIDEO.
@ArtHistorySchool
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I agree about his very early paintings, they are pretty dire. No surprisingly things seemed to start to change after he met Hortense, although I don't think he could really handle the relationship.. Glad you enjoyed the video. Cheers Paul
You have to take truck loads of rejection to be an artist by the looks of things. I'm so glad he did, and that you made the video to tell us the tale. Thank you!
@ArtHistorySchool
4 жыл бұрын
I guess being an artist is like anything in life, if you want to reach the top you have to work very hard, not give up and develop a thick skin!
@maggieadams8600
4 жыл бұрын
@@ArtHistorySchool True. Plus, if you are of an artistic persuasion, nothing can stop you, not criticism, nor rejection, not even if they made laws against it. I don't think it's about making it to the top necessarily either, which is just as well in my case. It's just like birds have to fly and fruit trees have to bear fruit I reckon! :) Thanks for your replies and entertaining and informative videos.
Fantastic video ... thank you!
@ArtHistorySchool
4 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
Awesome presentation, thank you very much.
@ArtHistorySchool
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it! Cheers
Cezanne was not always accepted by his romantic/impressionist peers, but he got to live most of his life in GORGEOUS AIX EN PROVENCE!! Bonus!
@ArtHistorySchool
4 жыл бұрын
Very true
Great series....well done.
@ArtHistorySchool
4 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoy my series.
Wonderful information and tips, au revoir and Merci.
@ArtHistorySchool
4 жыл бұрын
Cheers
As Paul Cezanne himself put it: "For an impressionist to paint from nature is not to paint the subject, but to realize sensations." Thank you for such a detail account of his life
@ArtHistorySchool
Жыл бұрын
True, glad you enjoyed the video. Cheers
Wow thanks a lot sir paul for this video.. 😊😊
@ArtHistorySchool
4 жыл бұрын
You are very welcome
Bathers (1870) - absolutely stunning!! Isn't it amazing how the lives of these great talents are so intertwined, and how often it has happened over the times? Dr Gaschet a real patron of the arts!
@ArtHistorySchool
3 жыл бұрын
You are very right, I think northern France in the latter part of the 19th century must have been a great place to be an artist.
Love this series ❤️
@ArtHistorySchool
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you
Hey Paul - you are doing an incredible job! I've brought many painters to Aix and other parts of France on painting trips and send a newsletter to 3500 of them every 5 days. I hope you don't mind that I send them links to your great videos.
@ArtHistorySchool
4 жыл бұрын
Hi Philip, glad you like my videos, and many thanks for passing on my information in your newsletters, much appreciated. Can't think of a better place to go and paint, good look with your trips when this madness is over. Cheers Paul
I love his still life paintings They had modern , simple forms that are timeless. He outlined with black. When he managed black in his paintings , they really improved. Great video. Thank u so much 🇨🇦🌸
@ArtHistorySchool
Жыл бұрын
Cheers
I do love your channel. Thanks for sharing this oh so interesting info.
@ArtHistorySchool
2 жыл бұрын
You are so welcome
Thank you for contributing!
@ArtHistorySchool
4 жыл бұрын
You are welcome
As a painter for over 50 years; I don't fit the criteria of student or amateur but still, I see these videos as a totally enjoyable experience. Sure, there are few surprises in the history data but the presentation and illustrations are so smooth and to the point, that I re visit these videos periodically and wish that everyone who can will get to take the time to grow their artistic intellect a bit richer.
@ArtHistorySchool
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! Much appreciated. Cheers
Love your channel !
@ArtHistorySchool
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
Thanks for sharing! Sissi, like it 👍🏻👍🏻🍃🦋🍃🦋🍃🦋🍃🦋🍃🦋🍃🦋🍃
@ArtHistorySchool
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
Another lovely video. Thank you :)
@ArtHistorySchool
10 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
I love these videos. Superb. Thanks 😊
@ArtHistorySchool
Жыл бұрын
Really pleased you like them, please share them with others if you can. Cheers
@Zek-nc5tr
Жыл бұрын
@@ArtHistorySchool I do. But its a sad world when bately any of my friends have any interest in these amazing artists. I cant imagine how dull their world must be to not have awe and wonder in the masters...
Thank you, great video. Thx to Covid19 my children and I have time to watch your videos. Subscribed:)
@ArtHistorySchool
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for subscribing, glad you enjoyed the video.
Your art is amazing and beautiful.
@ArtHistorySchool
3 жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you!
Art History School: SOOO INTERESTING!
@ArtHistorySchool
Жыл бұрын
Cheers
Love your explanation!
@ArtHistorySchool
Жыл бұрын
Thank you
This was such an awesome vidoe for such an awesome painter!
@ArtHistorySchool
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
Jambo, Your presentation is one of the very best I have heard in a long while. "Art talk", made easy for art lovers like myself. Please let me know where I can follow your art discussions . Best wishes, Ben KENYA Ben in
@ArtHistorySchool
Жыл бұрын
Hi Ben, I just produce videos for my channel, I don't do live events. My channel is kzread.info Cheers
What a video... Really impressed me.. The material is amazing.. Thank you please keep post more about the arts.
@ArtHistorySchool
4 жыл бұрын
Really pleased you enjoyed the video. Cheers Paul
Incredible video
@ArtHistorySchool
3 жыл бұрын
Cheers