Cézanne

[ si-zan; French sey-zan ]

noun

1. Paul [pawl], 1839–1906, French painter.

Cézanne

/ sezan /

noun

1. CézannePaul18391906MFrenchARTS AND CRAFTS: painter Paul (pɔl). 1839–1906, French postimpressionist painter, who was a major influence on modern art, esp cubism, in stressing the structural elements latent in nature, such as the sphere and the cone

Example Sentences

Early in the 20th century, French iconoclast Marcel Duchamp described a new “scientific spirit” for avant-garde art, noting the methodical painterly investigations of predecessors Georges Seurat and Paul Cézanne.

From Los Angeles Times

Priceless artwork held in the site's Courtauld Gallery, including works by Van Gogh, Monet and Cezanne, was "unaffected" by the blaze and it is due to reopen to the public on Sunday.

From BBC

The gallery also features works by impressionists Edouard Manet, Claude Monet and Paul Cezanne.

From BBC

He cited Cézanne as a major influence.

From New York Times

His great-great niece, Cezanne Love, and her aunt recently provided DNA samples in the hope that New Jersey’s courts would decide to clear the way for modern science to explore century-old doubts: Was an innocent man put to death?

From Seattle Times