A new account of C???zanne's complex relationship with his wife, who served as the subject of some of his most iconic portraits Paul C???zanne's (1839-1906) portraits of Hortense Fiquet (1850-1922), his wife and the subject of some of his iconic portraits, rank among the most powerful of their kind in French modernism. Yet, posterity has not been kind to Madame C???zanne. She was called a distraction, blamed for her husband's "lackluster" landscapes, and disdained for her impenetrable expression in the paintings. The ...
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A new account of C???zanne's complex relationship with his wife, who served as the subject of some of his most iconic portraits Paul C???zanne's (1839-1906) portraits of Hortense Fiquet (1850-1922), his wife and the subject of some of his iconic portraits, rank among the most powerful of their kind in French modernism. Yet, posterity has not been kind to Madame C???zanne. She was called a distraction, blamed for her husband's "lackluster" landscapes, and disdained for her impenetrable expression in the paintings. The reality is more complex, for while Fiquet may not have been the passion of C???zanne's lifetime, she was a willing accomplice, as model, mother of his only son, and unwavering partner against all odds. Madame C???zanne examines this unique relationship as it looks at C???zanne the painter, draftsman, and portraitist. Featuring 24 of C???zanne's oil portraits of Fiquet and most of the known drawings, Madame C???zanne both reevaluates, with insight and compassion, the long-held misconceptions about the C???zannes' unconventional marriage, and shows how C???zanne's portraits of his wife provide a lens through which to better understand his overall technique. Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press Exhibition Schedule: The Metropolitan Museum of Art (11/18/14-03/15/15)
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