{"product_id":"cezanne-portraits","title":"Cézanne Portraits","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA major new study of the portraiture of one of the most important artists of the nineteenth century\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePaul C zanne (1839-1906) may be best known for his landscapes, but he also painted some 160 portraits throughout his exceptional career. This major work establishes portraiture as an essential practice for C zanne, from his earliest self-portraits in the 1860s; to his famous depictions of figures including his wife Hortense Fiquet, the writer Emile Zola, and the art dealer Ambroise Vollard; and concluding with a poignant series of portraits of his gardener Vallier, made shortly before C zanne's death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeatured essays by leading experts explore the special pictorial and thematic characteristics of C zanne's portraits. The authors address the artist's creation of complementary pairs and multiple versions of the same subject, as well as the role of self-portraiture for C zanne. They investigate the chronological evolution of his portrait work, with an examination of the changes that occurred within his artistic style and method, and in his understanding of resemblance and identity. They also consider the extent to which particular sitters influenced the characteristics and development of C zanne's practice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeautifully illustrated with works of art drawn from public and private collections around the world, \u003ci\u003eC zanne Portraits\u003c\/i\u003e presents an astonishingly broad range of images that reveal the most personal and human qualities of this remarkable artist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePublished in association with the National Portrait Gallery, London\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Elderfield\u003c\/b\u003e is chief curator emeritus of painting and sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art. His many books include \u003ci\u003eDe Kooning\u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHenri Matisse\u003c\/i\u003e. He is currently the Allen R. Adler, Class of 1967, Distinguished Curator at the Princeton University Art Museum and lecturer in the Princeton University Department of Art and Archaeology. \u003cb\u003eMary Morton\u003c\/b\u003e is curator and head of the Department of French Painting at the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. Her books include \u003ci\u003eGustaveCaillebotte\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eXavier Rey\u003c\/b\u003e is director of collections at the Musée d'Orsay, Paris. His books include \u003ci\u003eDegas and the Nude\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eJayne S. Warman\u003c\/b\u003e is a director of the Cézanne online catalogue raisonné. \u003cb\u003eAlex Danchev\u003c\/b\u003e (1955-2016) was professor of international relations at the University of St. Andrews. His books include \u003ci\u003eCézanne \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Letters of Paul Cézanne\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50514314559762,"sku":"9780691177861","price":43.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f49e543b-861a-4029-9fe0-b186e2e98350.jpg?v=1730979343","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/cezanne-portraits","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}