Cezanne’s Card Players
Cezanne’s Card Players by Paul Cézanne is a comprehensive exploration of the artist’s renowned series of paintings depicting peasants engaged in a game of cards. Published by Courtauld Gallery in 2010, this edition spans 159 pages and is presented in English. The book delves into the significance of these works, which are often regarded as pivotal in Cézanne’s oeuvre, highlighting the stillness and concentration of the figures that reflect the landscapes of his native Provence.
Readers will find a detailed examination of the two most ambitious versions featuring three card players, as well as simpler interpretations with two figures in profile. This catalogue accompanies a significant exhibition at the Courtauld Gallery in London and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, showcasing not only the majority of these iconic paintings but also a selection of related portraits of Provençal peasants, along with preparatory oil sketches and drawings. The publication offers insights into the techniques and themes that characterize Cézanne’s work, making it a valuable resource for those interested in art history and individual artists.
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Paul Cézanne’s famous series of paintings of peasants playing cards has long been considered among his most important and powerful works. The image of seated peasants, still and seeming silent, concentrating on their game of cards, can be seen as the human counterpart to the landscapes of Cézanne’s home countryside, notably Montagne Sainte-Victoire, which held such iconic significance for him.
The two most ambitious versions show three card players, with spectators; in the other three the subject is distilled into a simpler form, with two figures facing each other, seen in profile, as in the Courtauld masterpiece.
This catalogue accompanies a landmark exhibition at the Courtauld Gallery, London, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, that will be the first to bring together the majority of these remarkable paintings alongside a magnificent group of Cézanne’s closely related portraits of Provençal peasants and rarely seen preparatory oil sketches and drawings.
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