A Life of Loving Cézanne

January 19, 2011 in Art | 5 comments

I could paint for a hundred years, a thousand years without stopping and I would still feel as though I knew nothing.

–Paul Cézanne
January 19, 1839 – October 22, 1906

A birthday commemoration to an artist whose work just keeps speaking to me. This love affair started when I was a teenager, and it has never tired.

And yes yes yes to the sentiment of this quote.

(On a more topical note, the homage to him on the Google logo today was a heartening thing to see.)

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  1. Nancy Natale’s avatar

    Nancy Natale on January 19, 2011 at 11:48 am

    It was refreshing and validating to see one of our own artist forebears recognized by Google. Visual artists are overshadowed so much these days by performing artists and “celebrities.” A nice post, Deborah!

  3. Maureen’s avatar

    Maureen on January 19, 2011 at 2:40 pm

    I like when Google gives such a shout-out, my hope being that someone who might not know about the honoree will go in search to find out more.

  4. Terresa Wellborn’s avatar

    Terresa Wellborn on January 19, 2011 at 4:32 pm

    Beautiful quote, I love Cézanne. (In many ways, we speak the same language, implicitly.)

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