An exhibition of some of the Cezannes held by the Courtauld Collection - including not only some
famous oils, but water colours and sketches by the great French late 19th Century painter - part of the impressionist group of artists. A great plus is that this exhibition is free on a Monday morning! What I really enjoyed about this (small) collection of Cezannes was the mixture and contrast between the various periods of Cezanne's artistic career - and it was terrific to see how some of his pictures were built up from sketches, through outline watercolours to the finished large scale oils. I liked all these pictures tremendously, even if the paintings of people were a touch out of proportion! You got a great feeling for the lives of these people, and the pictures of Provence just exude a feeling of heat. Rating 9/10
famous oils, but water colours and sketches by the great French late 19th Century painter - part of the impressionist group of artists. A great plus is that this exhibition is free on a Monday morning! What I really enjoyed about this (small) collection of Cezannes was the mixture and contrast between the various periods of Cezanne's artistic career - and it was terrific to see how some of his pictures were built up from sketches, through outline watercolours to the finished large scale oils. I liked all these pictures tremendously, even if the paintings of people were a touch out of proportion! You got a great feeling for the lives of these people, and the pictures of Provence just exude a feeling of heat. Rating 9/10
