(b. 1839, Aix-en-Provence, d. 1906, Aix-en-Provence)
Self-Portrait on Rose Background
1875-77
Oil on canvas, 65 x 54 cm
Private collection
Cézanne depicts himself here as an extremely withdrawn, distrustful personality. Based on this self-portrait, Rilke described the artist he admired so much as "humble and colossal", "meek and larger than life".
