CÉZANNE, Paul
(b. 1839, Aix-en-Provence, d. 1906, Aix-en-Provence)

The Orgy, or The Banquet

c. 1867
Coloured chalk, pencil, watercolour and gouache on cardboard, 324 x 231 mm
Private collection

Cézanne repeatedly depicted the themes of the war between the sexes and of seduction. The grainy colour of this particular painting is reminiscent of a Venetian mural.