Without C zanne there would be no cubism
Art Critical Essay: Without Cézanne There Would be no Cubism This essay will focus mainly upon the works of the artist Cézanne and the way his work influenced the way modern artists such as Picasso and Braque portrayed their art. Most of this will be interpreted from the history of Cézanne’s life and the things that happened to affect his artistic styles and techniques. Paul Cézanne was born in the small southern French town of Aix-en-Provence, January 19th, 1839, the son of a wealthy banker. Feeling repressed in this small town, put down by his father, Cézanne’s only boyhood friendship was one he had with the soon-to-be famous writer Émile Zola, who gained later recognition as a great novelist and man of literature. Most of Cézanne’s childhood was spent in the company of Zola and it was later revealed by the artist that these were the only happy memories he had of his deeply troubled young life. ... In 1862, after a number of bitter family disputes, stemming from Cézanne’s growing unrest at home in the small province, Cézanne left to study art in Paris, following his friend Zola who had gone to Paris previously to pursue a career in writing. Upon reaching Paris, Cézanne was enrolled at the Académie Suisse, where he became aquatinted with the artists Monet and Pissarro.