Reconstructing Cezanne

Fabienne Ruppen, Walter Feilschenfeldt, Yuval Etgar

ISBN 10: 1909932558 / ISBN 13: 9781909932555

Published by Ridinghouse, GB, 2015

About this Item

Published in association with Luxembourg + Co. on the occasion of their 2019 exhibition Reconstructing Cezanne, this catalogue features in-depth analyses of Cezanne's works on paper by Fabienne Ruppen, based on DNA examination of the papers he used for his watercolours and drawings, as well as extensive commentary on new horizons in Cezanne scholarship by expert Walter Feilchenfeldt, co-author of the artist's online catalogue raisonné.At the core of this exploration are two watercolours that Cezanne produced from a large sheet of paper, which he divided into two sections for the purpose of capturing different landscapes: the Courtauld Gallery's renowned La Montagne Sainte-Victoire, from 1885-87, and a Paysage Provençal in private ownership. Reconstructing Cezanne reunites these two works for the first time.This publication follows the decision of the Société Paul Cezanne and the family of the artist to spell the artist's name without an acute accent.

Seller Inventory # LU-9781909932555

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Reconstructing Cezanne
• Publisher: Ridinghouse, GB
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1909932558
• ISBN 13: 9781909932555
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 500 grams

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Synopsis

A groundbreaking approach to the study of Cézanne’s works on paper

This book brings to light new research into the work of Paul Cézanne (1839–1906), based on close examination of the DNA makeup that constitutes the papers he used for his watercolors and drawings. The book features in-depth analyses of the works in the show by Fabienne Ruppen, as well as extensive commentary on Cézanne scholarship by Walter Feilchenfeldt, co-author of the artist’s new catalogue raisonné.

At the heart of the book are two watercolors that Cézanne produced from a large sheet of paper, which he divided in two sections for the purpose of capturing different landscapes, La Montagne Sainte-Victoire, from 1885–87, and a Paysage Provençal. Reunited for the first time, these two parts of the same sheet exemplify Ruppen’s research methods and the way these enable us to reconsider the dating of Cézanne’s work based on forensic evidence.