This painting by Paul Cézanne is one of the most famous still-life paintings in the world. It was painted in 1876 and is an oil on canvas. The painting depicts a vase with a carnation and a book. The vase, made of porcelain, has been decorated with flowers and leaves. The carnation is painted in bright colors to make it stand out from the rest of the flowers. The book has also been painted with bright colors to make it stand out from other objects in the painting. The Rococo Vase still life painting by Paul Cézanne has become one of his most famous pieces due to its vibrant colors, intricate details, and elegant composition.

The "Rococo Vase" is one of Paul Cézanne's most famous still life paintings. It was painted in 1875 and became highly influential for the late 19th century French artists. This painting's distinctive style changed the style of still lifes from Neoclassicism to Romanticism in France. The "Rococo Vase" is a brilliant example of Cézanne's later style inspired by the paintings of J.H.W. Tischbein and Eugene Delacroix, both of whom he greatly admired. Cecil Beaton famously wrote that "the Rococo vase is one of the perfect objects in the painting."

This still-life painting was one of the first pieces of work that Cézanne sustained for over a year and a half before it was deemed complete. The "Rococo Vase" was first auctioned by Christie's in Paris, on November 11th, 2009, with an estimated price range of £140-260 million. It is currently on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City."

Still life painting is a type of visual art in which objects (usually three-dimensional) previously seen in reality are portrayed as remaining still, typically while surrounded by other things. The term "still life" originated as a technical term in the late 15th century from the French word "estât," meaning "state," and is used to describe works of art showing stationary objects.

For centuries, the genre has existed, with still life painting a prevalent subject for Classical Renaissance artists like Jan van Eyck and Hieronymus Bosch. In recent years, life painting has become very popular as an artistic niche category due to the relative simplicity of the subject matter and the ability to create complex compositions by layering or mixing items.

Paul Cézanne Quotes

• "We live in a rainbow of chaos."

• "Genius is the ability to renew one's emotions in daily experience."

• "Art is a harmony parallel with nature."

• "Painting from nature is not copying the object; it is realizing one's sensations."

• "A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art."

• "With an apple, I will astonish Paris."

• "There are two things in the painter, the eye and the mind; each of them should aid the other."

• "Optics, developing in us through study, teach us to see."

• "For an Impressionist to paint from nature is not to paint the subject, but to realize sensations."

• "Pure drawing is an abstraction. Drawing and color are not distinct; everything in nature is colored."

• "The painter must enclose himself within his work; he must respond not with words but with paintings."

• "We must not be content to memorize the beautiful formulas of our illustrious predecessors. Let us go out and study beautiful nature."

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About the Artist

Paul Cézanne was an influential French artist of the Post-impressionist era widely praised for painting what he felt versus what he saw. This approach to art was sacrilegious and went against the standard conventions of the time. Usually, people who go against the traditional way of doing things and invent new approaches go through a struggle with their peers.

This struggle for acceptance was no different for Paul Cézanne. In retrospect, art history will look fondly on the works and contributions of Paul Cézanne. Cézanne was considered one of the most influential artists of his time. His artistic endeavor would lead to some great artworks like Mont Sainte-Victoire, which he painted in 1900.

Paul Cézanne painted artwork represents the fundamental nature of Post-impressionism. The artist did a lot of preparation before even starting to paint. This technique is evident in his still-life paintings. He would study the subject for hours to capture the essence of its beauty. Then Paul Cezanne would paint with his heart. His still-life paintings would tell an art story to all who saw them in person. The art story would be different for everyone.

Here are Other Paintings by Paul Cézanne (my personal favorites).

• Five Bathers (1885-1887)

• Portrait of a Woman (Portrait de femme)

• Self-Portrait with a Hat by Paul Cézanne

• The Toilette (La Toilette) (ca. 1885–1890)

• The Pond (circa 1877)

• Baigneuse Debout, S’essuyant Les Cheveux (circa 1869)

• The Three Skulls (1902–1906)

• The Battle of Love (c. 1880)

• The Mont Sainte-Victoire Seen From Les Lauves (1904)

• Seated Woman in Blue

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