Paul Cézanne: Drawings and Watercolours - Tapa dura

'Christopher Lloyd writes in an accessible and engaging style that draws you in and along' - Artbookreview.net 'A beautifully produced, highly accessible volume' - Apollo Magazine 'This beautiful, compact reading volume is a deeply thought, lightly rendered account' - Financial Times (Books of the Year) 'Even connoisseurs will find something new in this exquisite volume' - Financial Times

Drawing was central to Cézanne's indefatigable search for solutions to the problems posed by the depiction of reality. Many of his watercolours are equal to his paintings, and he himself made no real distinction between painting and drawing. This book's six chapters are arranged thematically covering the whole range of Cézanne's œuvre: works after the Old Masters such as Michelangelo and Rubens; his period as one of the Impressionists; his exploration of both portraiture and the human figure, including the magnificent bathers; his interaction with landscape, particularly in his native Provence and the dominating form of Mont Sainte-Victoire; and finally the magisterial still lifes. In the Introduction, as well as throughout the book, Lloyd sets the drawings and watercolours in the context of Cézanne's life and overall artistic development. The result is a greater understanding of the process that led to some of the most absorbing art ever produced.

Table of Contents

· Foreword · 1. Past Masters · 2. The Impact of Impressionism · 3. Portraying the Individual · 4. In Pursuit of the Human Figure · 5. Searching for the Ideal in the Landscape · 6. The Ultimate Construct in Still Life · Epilogue