Modern Masters

Control of Composition Fractured Space

Paul Cezanne

Cézanne rarely painted flowering plants or fresh-cut bouquets, which were susceptible to wilting; purportedly, he preferred artificial flowers that could

withstand his protracted painting sessions. All told, he included potted plants in only three still lifes, two views of the conservatory at Jas de

Bouffan, and about a dozen exquisite watercolors made over the course of two decades (from about 1878 to 1906). Cézanne seems to have reserved this particular table, with its scalloped apron and distinctive bowed legs, for

three of his finest still lifes of the 1890s.

Georges Braque & Cubism

Pattern

Fracturing Space

Pablo Picasso & Cubism

Compare and ContrastCezanne verses Picasso