The Courtauld Gallery, London
October 21, 2010 - January 16, 2011
The Courtauld Gallery holds the finest group of works by Paul Cézanne (1839-1906) in Britain. As the culmination of The Courtauld Institute of Art's 75th anniversary, the Gallery is showing the entire collection together for the first time. The importance of the collection lies not only in its exceptionally high quality but also in its wide range, with seminal paintings, drawings and watercolours from the major periods of the artist's long career.
The Courtauld also holds an important group of nine hand-written letters in which Cézanne reflects upon the fundamental principles of his art. This exhibition is the first opportunity to enjoy this extraordinary collection in its entirety.
The collection includes such masterpieces as the iconic Montagne Sainte-Victoire (c.1887) and Card Players (c.1892-5) which show Cézanne working at the height of his powers. Through such works the exhibition charts the development of the artist's revolutionary approach that would later see him acclaimed as the father of modern art. Having been rejected by the official Paris Salon in 1870, Cézanne exhibited at the first Impressionist group exhibition in 1874. However, his work was radically different from that of his contemporaries and found little favour with critics and collectors.
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