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Cézanne

Masterpieces from the Courtauld at KODE Art Museums
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Cézanne explores the deep connections between two visionary collectors, Samuel Courtauld and Rasmus Meyer, and their passionate dedication to the artists Paul Cézanne and Edvard Munch. This collaboration between KODE art museums in Bergen and The Courtauld in London showcases masterpieces including The Card Players and Montagne Sainte-Victoire, highlighting Cézanne's profound influence on early 20th-century art, particularly within the Norwegian scene. The book includes essays and eyewitness accounts that contextualise the artist’s legacy and the collectors' pivotal roles.
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Ideal for enthusiasts of art history, particularly those interested in Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, museum collections, and the history of European art collecting.

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There are some collectors who through foresight and dedication have built truly outstanding art collections and shared them widely as part of public museums. Among these were Samuel Courtauld in London and Rasmus Meyer in Bergen. At the heart of each man's collection were single artists who were their greatest passions: for Courtauld it was Paul Cézanne and for Meyer, Edvard Munch.

This unique collaboration between KODE art museums in Bergen and The Courtauld in London celebrates these two remarkable collectors and two great artists by showing masterpieces by Cézanne in Bergen and Munch in London. The Courtauld is home to some of the most important paintings by Cézanne, such as The Card Players and Montagne Sainte-Victoire. Cézanne. Masterpieces from The Courtauld at KODE Art Museum is the story about how collectors and artists became aware of Cézanne.

This publication not only presents ten key works from The Courtauld along with Cézannes from Norwegian collections, it also brings them together with eyewitness accounts from the early years of his profound influence, seen through the lens of the Norwegian art scene around 1900.

With essays by Barnaby Wright, Øystein Sjåstad, and Karen Serres, and an introduction by Line Daatland. Forewords by Petter Snare and Ernst Vegelin van Claerbergen.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9783775750554

Publisher: Hatje Cantz

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 29 July 2021

Country: Germany

Imprint: Hatje Cantz

Illustration: 75 Illustrations

Contributors:

  • Text by Ernst Vegelin van Claerbergen
  • Designed by Benedikt Reichenbach
  • Text by Barnaby Wright
  • Text by Line Daatland
  • Text by Øystein Sjåstad
  • Text by Petter Snare
  • Text by Karen Serres
  • Edited by KODE Art Museums

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 280.0mm

Height: 284.0mm

Weight: 1100g

Pages: 128

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction

About the Author

Paul Cézanne, (born January 19, 1839, Aix-en-Provence, France-died October 22, 1906, Aix-en-Provence) was a French Post-Impressionists painter. His works and ideas were influential in the aesthetic development of many 20th-century artists and art movements, especially Cubism. Both Matisse and Picasso are said to have remarked that Cézanne "is the father of us all".

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