Paul Cézanne was born in 1839 and was a Post-Impressionist French painter. His work contributed to the transition from the 19th century conception of artistic endeavor to a new world of art in the 20th century (“Paul Cézanne”, 2016). Cézanne worked on his painting “The Large Bathers” for seven years, which remained unfinished at the time of his death in 1906. It is often considered Cezanne’s finest work (“The Bathers (Cézanne)”, 2016). Cezanne aimed to disregard current trends and give a timeless quality to his work. Two upcoming artists, Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso, is said to be influenced by this painting.
In 1906, Henri Matisse finished the Bonheur de Vivre, or the “Joy of Life”, which seems to be closest to Cezanne’s image of bathers,
In 1906, Henri Matisse finished the Bonheur de Vivre, or the “Joy of Life”, which seems to be closest to Cezanne’s image of bathers,