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"The sumptuousness of the book with its magnified, full-page details is both beacon and fairyland."
--Nicolas Wadley, Burlington Magazine, November 2008
--Nicolas Wadley, Burlington Magazine, November 2008
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Cezanne's watercolours exhibit not only kaleidoscopic arrays of translucence but also very light graphite pencil lines that contrast strikingly with the soft watery touches of colour. These drawn lines have been largely overlooked in previous studies of Cezanne's work in this medium.In this ravishing book, Matthew Simms argues that it was the dialogue between drawing and painting - the movement between pencil and paintbrush - that attracted Cezanne to watercolour. The technique allowed Cezanne to express what he termed his "sensations" in two distinct modes that become a record of his shifting and spontaneous responses to his subject. Combining close visual analysis and examination of historical context, Simms focuses on the counterpoint of drawing and colour in Cezanne's work over the course of his career and as viewed in relation to his oil paintings. More than a tool for sketching or preparing for oil paintings, Simms contends, watercolour was a unique means of expression in its own right that allowed Cezanne to combine in one place the two otherwise opposed mediums of drawing and painting.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
There is a rich text but also very good quality pictures - with some interesting close up. Most are in colors, as opposed to the B&W "catalogue raisonne" on Cezanne. Probably more plates would have been welcome, even if it is exhaustive (lot of pictures on the Sainte Victoire and Still life). Some interesting "gouaches" at the beginning of the book.
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
More than mere studies
10 Sep 2008
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This book focuses on a crucial body of works by Cézanne, seldom seen and therefore seldom studied, his watercolors. Full of high-quality illustrations, it enables the reader to discover Cézanne's technique, his mastery of color and his virtuoso treatment of line, and also the relationship he draws between both. The study of this relationship between line and color is the core of the author's text, which follows a basically chronological pattern, with many anecdotes on the master's life and comments by his closest contemporaries (the writer Emile Zola, the painter Emile Bernard, etc). The last chapter, centered on Cézanne's late watercolors of bathers is particularly interesting.
Highly recommended.
Highly recommended.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Good quality
4 Oct 2010
Format:Hardcover
Great quality, beautiful reproductions. Great choice for any fan of cezanne or someone looking for good water color reference.
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