The third Cezanne grabbed at me. Once my eyes fell on it, I could not peel them away. I wandered away, but always returned to gaze at it. I stared at it from every angle; I stared for hours. I couldn't have enough of it.
The name was in Portuguese. I could never find the painting again. I cannot ever forget it.
Happy Birthday, Cezanne
_____ A drabble is a story told in exactly 100 words.
Image is a google-doodle celebrating Paul Cezanne's 172nd birthday.
Image is a google-doodle celebrating Paul Cezanne's 172nd birthday.
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Thank you for the reminder, Rayna. My current WIP was inspired by a Cézanne still life. I shall toast the great man tonight.
Rayna - Thanks for this post :-). I happen to like Cézanne's work very much, so I'm happy that you featured this painting. My family and I once went to a wonderful presentation of his work at the Philadelphia Museum of Art - a memorable visit :-)
Now I know why that image is on the Google home page today!
Happy Birthday Cezanne!
Like Jen I am a van Gogh addict
Happy Birthday, Cezanne!
"google-doodle" I never heard that one before. You teach me something everyday.
I recently went to an Impressionists show and they all took my breath away!!
Happy Birthday Cezanne!
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SueAnn
Very nice tribute! I'm a Monet fan myself and remain faithful to him always but all artists deserve their day.
I love wandering art galleries and seeing the different styles. I was also pleased today with the Google header - I showed my students and they wanted to know all about it - so know they know a little bit about Cezanne :)
The first five lines of your post read to me like poetry. With tweak here and there I would save it as so!
Love the way you describe!
I wished Cezanne a Happy Birthday, by placing up my own art work on my Blog, about making a coffee book one day. Then I realised, I hadn't mentioned much about the artist. Glad someone did!
I enjoyed reading all the comments.
Jacqueline Howett, Author, Poet, Artist.
http://jacquelinehowett.blogspot.com
I think I will add 'go to an art museum' to my to do list for this year.
@ Vera- really? I do look forward to reading the book in that case. I adore Cezanne.
@ Margot - he is my favourite painter. I like a lot of them, but somehow, nobody speaks to me as much as he does.
@ Jen - Van Gogh and Cezanne are the two extremes of the Impressionists. I like both of them, but like Cezanne just that little bit more.
@ Alex- now you do!
Incidentally, that image is a composite of three of his famous still lifes.
@ Al - and a great painter he is too.
@ Mary - I thought everyone knew google doodle, or I would have used the term before. Google doodle often reminds me of things I would have otherwise forgotten.
@ SueAnn- they are all fantastic, aren't they? Individually brilliant, collectively mindblowing.
@ Danette- Monet is third on my list after Cezanne and Van Gogh. Renoir after that. I love them all in different ways and for different reasons, and any would make me pause.
@ Jemi - that is one good thing google doodle does, isn't it? And while I love art, we don't have too many art galleries in India showing my kind of art work.
@ Jacqueline- never thought of it as poetry, but now that you mention it, it could be.
And I read your post, though it didn't let me leave a comment- to anyone who knows Cezanne, the tribute is obvious.
@ Susanne- you really should. It can be quite a moving experience.
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