Portrait of the Artist's Father [Ask Us A Question] Title: Portrait of the Artist's Father c. 1866 Artist: Paul Cezanne (French Painter 1839-1906) Oil on canvas, 198.5 x 119.3 cm (78 1/8 x 47 in); National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Description: One of the most important works of his early years is the portrait of his formidable father. The Artist's Father is one of Cezanne's palette-knife pictures'', painted in short sessions between 1865 and 1866. Their realistic content and solid style reveal C¨¦zanne's admiration for Gustave Courbet. Here we see a craggy, unyielding man of business, a solid mass of manhood, bodily succint from the top of his black beret to the tips of his heavy shoes. The uncompromising verticals of the massive chair are echoed by the door, and the edges of the small still life by Cezanne on the wall just behind: everything corresponds to the absolute verticals of the edges of the canvas itself, further accentuating the air of certainty about the portrait. Thick hands hold a newspaper--though C¨¦zanne has replaced his father's conservative newspaper with the liberal L'Ev¨¦nement, which published articles by his childhood friend, Emile Zola. His father devours the paper, sitting tensely upright in the elongated armchair. Yet it is a curiously tender portrait too. C¨¦zanne seems to see his father as somehow unfulfilled: for all his size he does not fully occupy the chair, and neither does he see the still life on the wall behind him, which we recognize as being one of his son's. We do not see his eyes-- only the ironical mouth and his great frame, partly hidden behind the paper. Cezanne was in his twenties when he painted The Artist's Father. Wonderful though it is, with its blacks and greys and umbers, it does not fully indicate the profundity of his developing genius. Yet even in this early work, C¨¦zanne's grasp of form and solid pictorial structures which came to dominate his mature style are already essential components. His overriding concern with form and structure set him apart from the Impressionists from the start, and he was to maintain this solitary position, carving out his unique pictorial language. Media: Genuine 100% Hand Painted Oil Paintings On Canvas. Quality: Museum Quality, Brilliant Oil Painting Creation! This painting is availble in any other size. We just list standard size below. Our Guarantee: Highest Quality & Lowest Price! Note: We do not stretch or frame .... that is best done at your local discount frame store. It will be delivered in a roll tube to protect the quality. Price -Was: $181.7399.95 USD Shipping Cost: $29.99 for 1st item, $14.99 for 2nd item. So the more you order, the more you save on Shipping & Handling cost! Ships within 2 weeks Portrait of the Artist's Father - Size (20x24) - 99.95USD Portrait of the Artist's Father - Size (24x36) - 120.95USD Portrait of the Artist's Father - Size (24x48) - 215.95USD Portrait of the Artist's Father - Size (30x40) - 239.95USD Portrait of the Artist's Father - Size (36x48) - 349.95USD Portrait of the Artist's Father - Size (48x72) - 459.95USD Portrait of the Artist's Father - Size (Original:78 1/8 x 47) - 479.95USD The More You Order, The Less You Pay!

Portrait of the Artist's Father

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