Seven Bathers
1900
Paul Cézanne’s 'Seven Bathers' throws traditional realism out the window, presenting a group of nude figures that look almost like they were carved from pale stone and sketched with heavy, dark outlines. Painted around 1900 during his Post-Impressionist peak, these blocky, elongated bodies seem to melt right into the cool blue and green landscape surrounding them. Cézanne wasn't trying to capture a perfect snapshot of reality; instead, he was obsessed with the underlying geometric shapes of nature, a radical idea that directly paved the way for Cubism and modern art. You can almost see Picasso looking over his shoulder while Cézanne wrestled with these forms!
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