Les Baigneurs - Image of Cezanne Sitting in Front of His Painting “ Baigneurs’

Year1914

Not Signed 

Condition Excellent - AGE! some light colouring round the 3 edges exposed to light. 

Not FramedBeing Two Images, It is Important That the Broker Or Purchaser Decides How to Frame Them, There And So Many Combinations Possible 

Purchased fromDealer 2022 

Provenance / History1914 - Seller purchased this in 2022. This completed my search! The earliest history of the image of Cezanne (40) is 1902 and Les Baigneurs (41) 1895-1905. 

Story / Additional InfoAmbroise Vollard was the most influential Art Dealer in Paris, while the art world was changing, Vollard was at the epicentre of this change. He gave Cezanne his first exhibition in November 1895, and again he had his business head on, as in June 1894 the sale of the deceased estate of Pere Tanguy (he sold paint to the artists and many paid in art) gave Vollard the opportunity to buy canvases by Cezanne, Gauguin and Van Gogh, very cheaply and Cezanne’s reputation flourished, while Vollard became rich.
What I love about Vollard is his attention to detail putting these two matching images together has lasted from 1911. Unbelieveable! 

Certificate of AuthenticityAmbroise Vollard Galerie Vollard 6 Rue Laffitte 

Additional InformationPhoto by Emile Bernard 

LID174956

Paul Cezanne - France

Art Brokerage: Paul Cezanne French Artist: 1839-1906. By the end of his life Paul Cezanne was recognized as one of the great masters of his era. His treatment of color and form as inseparable descriptors of the physical world was nothing short of revolutionary. Cezanne was born in Aix, where his schoolmate was Emile Zola. The friendship ended in 1886 with the publication of Zola's L'Oeuvre, a novel containing an unflattering portrayal of the painter. Cezanne prepared to be a lawyer, worked as a banker, and then studied painting in Paris. His canvases from 1861 to 1871, mostly portraits, are characterized by dark tones, thick paint, and strong lighting. Camille Pissarro convinced Cezanne to adopt the broken brushwork and light palette of the impressionists. He exhibited at the first and third impressionist group shows, but soon lost faith in the goals of the movement. He claimed that his ambition was to "make of impressionism something solid and durable like the art of museums." By 1883 the artist was conveying mass and volume through a series of hatched strokes. A meticulous and deliberate painter, Cezanne often worked on his canvases for several months. A substantial inheritance from his father in 1886 allowed him to live comfortably in Provence. He was a shy man who adopted a deliberately crude, rustic manner to keep people away. His art had a profound impact on early twentieth-century artists such as Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, who recognized Cezanne's post-impressionism as an essential precursor of cubism. Listings wanted.