Marks made by the brush and knife serve different purposes from the late nineteenth century. They also beg some fascinating questions.
Cézanne
Three paintings by Cézanne with major discrepancies in the reflections shown. Were these deliberate? If so, why?
Does the way in which Turner painted reflections give deeper insight into his work, or his limitations?
It was Clive Bell’s aesthetics which underpinned Roger Fry’s promotion of the Post-Impressionists. Here is what he wrote.
An exhibition in London in 1910 changed the course of history for Cézanne, and John Singer Sargent.
We will never know exactly what Cézanne intended, but he certainly showed it in his paintings of trees.
A chronological index to articles in this series, with example paintings.
A journey from early 1800s realism to Post-Impressionism, in the company of innumerable trees.
Paintings by Delacroix are rare outside Paris. This book is catalogue to an exhibition now in Minneapolis, in 2016 due for London.
A brief glance through the history of painting trees in the landscape, from Rubens and Poussin to van Gogh and Pissarro.
The Eclectic Light Company 