(b. 1839, Aix-en-Provence, d. 1906, Aix-en-Provence)
The Barque of Dante, after Delacroix
1870-73
Oil on canvas, 25 x 33 cm
Private collection
Cézanne painted a total of six copies after works by the Romantic artist he so greatly admired. It was from Delacroix that he learned to use colour to express the inner relationships between figures and objects.
