"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

19 January 2023

Happy Birthday, Cezanne

Cezanne, Still Life with Pitcher, 1867


The artist must scorn all judgment that is not based on an intelligent observation of character. He must beware of the literary spirit which so often causes a painting to deviate from its true path – the concrete study of nature – to lose itself all too long in intangible speculations.  Time and reflection modify, little by little, our vision, and at last comprehension comes to us. 

Paul Cezanne, born on this day in 1839

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