Paul Cézanne
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Art-history students studying Cézanne or the history of modern French painting who need early critical documents
- Readers with good French reading ability who are interested in late-nineteenth-century French art criticism
- Researchers preparing papers on Cézanne who need original critical material
- Lovers of free public-domain eBooks willing to find illustrations on their own while reading
Not a good fit for
- General readers unfamiliar with French who want an easy Chinese-language popular art book
- Readers expecting a picture-album format with high-resolution plates and a systematic catalogue of works
- Professional researchers seeking current scholarly perspectives and the latest research findings
Reading tips
- Before reading, skim a chronology of Cézanne's major works to form a basic impression, then use it to locate the specific paintings discussed in the book.
- Have a Cézanne album at hand or open a museum's online collection page, and compare images immediately when a work is described.
- Read the conclusion or table of contents first to grasp the author's overall evaluative framework, then return to the individual chapters.
- Jot down unfamiliar French art terms as they come up and look them up together afterward, so as not to interrupt the reading rhythm too often.
About the publisher
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Contents
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About the author
Gustave Coquiot (1865–1926) was a French art critic and writer, born on September 24, 1865, in Pully, Côte-d'Or, and died on June 6, 1926, in Paris. He wrote monographs on artists such as Rodin, Lautrec, Cézanne, Van Gogh and Renoir, served as one of Rodin's secretaries, and was an avid collector of Utrillo's paintings. His writings, including Lautrec ou, Quinze ans de mœurs Parisiennes, 1885–1900, document Parisian social life and art and remain valuable for understanding the French art world from the late nineteenth to the early twentieth century. Three of his works are held in this collection; otherwise, publicly available information is limited and biographical details are difficult to verify.
