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Cézanne

Sunrise on Impressionism: 23 Paintings of the First Impressionist Exhibition

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Fifteen images of paintings by twelve artists which were shown at the First Impressionist Exhibition present a more coherent overview. But history is capricious.

January 10, 2023 General, Life, Painting

The best of 2022’s paintings and articles 2

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Shipwreck in The Tempest, forgotten Impressionists, a threshing machine, a weekend on the River Seine, a pair of portraits of Thomas and Susan Eakins, a pair of clowns, and more.

December 30, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Coming home to a real fire in paintings 1

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Paintings of open fires and stoves from 1565 to 1884 show how we lived through the winter before central heating.

December 10, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Sunrise on Impressionism: 20 Paul Cézanne

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He didn’t start painting in Impressionist style until about 1870, and a decade later was migrating towards what became Post-Impressionism.

December 6, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Reading visual art: 15 Punch and Judy

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Pierrot and Harlequin went on to be clowns in the circus, and Pulcinella became Mr Punch in popular Punch and Judy shows. And they live on still.

November 25, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Sunrise on Impressionism: 16 Camille Pissarro

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He first suggested the Impressionist exhibitions, co-founded their collective, and wrote their charter. Yet he didn’t achieve commercial success until he was in his sixties.

November 8, 2022 General, Life, Painting

A moment in time: clocks and time in paintings 2

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From Rebecca Solomon’s Appointment (1861), through Cézanne’s clock without any hands, to Christian Krohg’s at almost midnight.

October 30, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Weekend Reflections: 2 Nocturnes and mirrors

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An unusual pastel, a couple of fine nocturnes, then some reflections of figures from Caravaggio and Bonnard, concluded by coy self-portraits.

October 23, 2022 General, Life, Painting

Painting landscapes from Corot to Cézanne

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Michallon taught Camille Corot, who in turn taught Camille Pissarro. In their early Impressionist years, Pissarro painted alongside Cézanne.

September 25, 2022 General, Life, Painting

In memoriam Achille Michallon, a bright star over the landscape 2

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Two hundred years ago today, Achille Michallon died, the most brilliant landscape painter of his day in Europe. He was only 25.

September 24, 2022 General, Life, Painting

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