Paul Cézanne’s painting, The Large Bathers, has influenced many artists, particularly those that include nude figures in their work. This essay will describe how two of those artists in particular, Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso, have been inspired by and broken free of this particular Cézanne painting; their works to be discussed are Bonheur de Vivre (Joy of Life) and Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, respectively.
Flam (2012) described The Large Bathers as having no emotion, nor having a polished finish, yet was full of contradictions. Cézanne deconstructed the body quite differently to how previous artists had ever done before, which caused a stir at the time. After starting as an Impressionist, Cézanne decided to take on the challenge of …show more content…
Cézanne’s The Large Bathers is also very different to Picasso’s Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, although it is certainly clear that Picasso had been very much inspired by the magnificent painting. It helped Picasso to look at objects from varying viewpoints, which ultimately inspired the Cubism movement. The most obvious difference in this painting to Cézanne’s (and Matisse’s, even) is that his nudes look very aware that we are viewing them, and seem to be looking right back at us, which comes across as suggestive and seductive. However, Cézanne and Matisse’s nudes on the other hand, seem only aware of each other, almost completely oblivious to the viewer. Moreover, Picasso’s choice of female is also far more daring; they are most likely prostitutes.
Conclusion
In closing, Cézanne’s art was paramount to abstract art’s development, which in turn, inspired Matisse and Picasso to further evolve their own art. Cézanne’s masterful skills in depicting color, tone, lines, shape, as well as his breaking of composition rules, essentially made up his legacy, which is shown beautifully in The Large
Flam (2012) described The Large Bathers as having no emotion, nor having a polished finish, yet was full of contradictions. Cézanne deconstructed the body quite differently to how previous artists had ever done before, which caused a stir at the time. After starting as an Impressionist, Cézanne decided to take on the challenge of …show more content…
Cézanne’s The Large Bathers is also very different to Picasso’s Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, although it is certainly clear that Picasso had been very much inspired by the magnificent painting. It helped Picasso to look at objects from varying viewpoints, which ultimately inspired the Cubism movement. The most obvious difference in this painting to Cézanne’s (and Matisse’s, even) is that his nudes look very aware that we are viewing them, and seem to be looking right back at us, which comes across as suggestive and seductive. However, Cézanne and Matisse’s nudes on the other hand, seem only aware of each other, almost completely oblivious to the viewer. Moreover, Picasso’s choice of female is also far more daring; they are most likely prostitutes.
Conclusion
In closing, Cézanne’s art was paramount to abstract art’s development, which in turn, inspired Matisse and Picasso to further evolve their own art. Cézanne’s masterful skills in depicting color, tone, lines, shape, as well as his breaking of composition rules, essentially made up his legacy, which is shown beautifully in The Large