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

Paul Alexis Reading to Zola

1869-70
Oil on canvas, 52 x 56 cm
Private collection

The painting, built up using effective light-dark and red-green contrasts, shows Cézanne's friend from his youth, Émile Zola, author of the Les Rougon-Macquart. The other figure is Zola's secretary Paul Alexis, a journalist, writer and friend of Cézanne from his time in Aix.




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