Flowers in a Red Vase
circa 1880-81
Cézanne was notoriously slow; he once complained that a pear was rotting before he could finish painting it! Here, he applies that same rigorous patience to flowers, treating the petals like solid blocks of color rather than delicate organic shapes. You can see his signature 'constructive stroke' building up the pink peonies and purple hydrangeas with thick, visible patches of paint. He left the background sketchy and raw, revealing the canvas beneath, a radical move that paved the way for Cubism.
- Technique
- Oil painting
- Material
- Canvas
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