Cézanne and Beyond

paul cezanne
Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Card Players, Paul Cézanne, 1890-92
In the early 1890s, Cézanne made five versions of this scene, each time tightening the composition, rearranging the figures and eliminating detail to arrive at essential forms.

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