Best Artwork by Paul Cézanne

French post-Impressionist artist Paul Cézanne became one of the most famous artists of the late 19th century. He is credited for forming the bridge between Impressionism and modern art movements of the early 20th century.

The Artist’s Father Reading L’Evenement is a painting depicting Louis Auguste Cezanne, the artist’s father reading his favorite newspaper. At first his father didn’t want to accept his son’s choice of career but later on sponsored him in his artistic pursuit.

The Basket of Apples is among the most distinctive still lifes ever created. This artwork is considered to be the epitome of what post-Impressionism was all about. At one time during the Dutch Golden Age in the 17th century, still lifes that depicted fruit and common objects had been abandoned. Therefore, Cezanne revived the genre.

The Boy in the Red Vest is an artwork depicting a young boy resting his head on his elbow, wearing a red vest. This is part of a series of four paintings with varying poses and positions. This version is the most famous and depicts an Italian boy in a melancholic state.

The Card Players is among a series of paintings created on the same subject that the artist painted during the 1890s. This time is referred to as the artist’s “final period.” The series consists of five paintings. One of the card player paintings was sold for $250 million back in 2011 to the royal family of Qatar, the highest price paid in an auction at that time.

Chateau Noir is a painting depicting an old country house on a hillside near the Bibemus quarry. Trees and rocks can be seen in the park surrounding the chateau. The artist used dominant shades of dark green and blue.

Curtain, Jug, and Fruit Bowl is another still life the artist created while experimenting with forms and balance between objects. The painting depicts a curtain on the left, a jug, a bowl of apples, and apples scattered over a tablecloth. It was sold at an auction at Sotheby’s, New York City, for the astounding figure of $60,502,500 in 1999.

The Forest is a landscape depicting a wooded area in the artist’s hometown, Aix-en-Provence. The artist loved natural settings.

The Hanged Man’s House is a painting that comes with an interesting story. The artwork was first exhibited at the first exhibition of Impressionists in 1874. This is an oil-on-canvas showing a landscape where, from the central point of the painting, several axes can be seen, two paths leading to the center, a bench on the left, and branches of a tree seen on the top of the artwork. It is signed by Cezanne on the bottom left in red paint.

The Large Bathers is also a part of a series of artwork featuring bathers. This is the largest painting in the series and has been described as the magnum opus of Paul Cézanne. The artist worked on this painting for seven years, and it remained unfinished at the time of his death in 1906. It can be viewed at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, PA. In the US.

Mont Sainte-Victoire and the Viaduct of the Arc River Valley is a painting depicting a huge limestone mountain near the artist’s hometown, Aix-en-Provence, in southeast France. In the artwork, the Valley of the Arc River and a railway bridge can be seen. Cezanne created a series of paintings on this subject from different points of view and different color schemes.

Pyramid of Skulls is one of the multiple paintings Cezanne created depicting human skulls during the final period of his life. This gloomy period of his life started in the early 1890s when he was suffering from diabetes. It gave him a keen interest in the subject of death, and thus the series of paintings with human skulls was created.