Paul Cezanne 1798 – 1886
Cezanne struggled most of his life to observe his subjects and to paint accurately. He eventually saw the subjects such as landscapes, figures and still life in ‘simple forms and colour planes’, he states in www.wikipedia.com.
He was interested in simplifying natural shapes into their geometric shapes such as cylinders, spheres, and cones. Cezanne broke down his subjects into these basic shapes and used them as the basis for his subjects, such as spheres for apples and oranges and cylinders for tree trunks.
Still Life with a Curtain - Paul Cezanne 1895
Claude Monet 1840 -1926
Disillusioned with the traditional art taught at art schools, in 1862 Monet became a student of Charles Gleyre in Paris, where he met Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Frédéric Bazille and Alfred Sisley. Together they shared new approaches to art, ‘’painting the effects of light en plein air with broken color and rapid brushstrokes, in what later came to be known as Impressionism.’’ www.wikipedia.com
Monet went to England in the 1970's and studied the art of Constable and Turner who landscapes inspired his study of colour.
In later years he moved to Giverny and developed his beautiful gardens, famous Japanese bridge which he painted in all seasons. I was fortunate enough to visit Giverny a while ago, and it was truly breathtaking. It was easy to see the joy of his gardens in the paintings for the world to enjoy.
Bridge of Pond of Water Lilies 1899
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