Paul Cézanne: The Life of an Artist - Art History School

PLEASE NOTE: TYPO - birthday displayed should be 1839 not 1869. This video covers the life of the great Post Impressionist painter and French artist, Paul Cézanne. Please consider subscribing to this channel: And supporting this channel on Patreon, many thanks! Paul Cézanne was born on the 19th of January 1839 in Aix en Provence in France, the eldest of three children. Cézanne’s father was an authoritarian figure, unlike his son, who was indecisive and lacked self-confidence. During 1863 and 1864 Cézanne worked regularly at the Academy Suisse in Paris where he met Renoir, Monet and Sisley. He applied to the prestigious Ecole des Beaux Art, but was rejected because they felt his paintings were overworked. In 1869 he met Hortense Fiquet, a 19-year old bookbinder, who would become his lover. Camille Pissarro advised him to remove dark colours from his palette, not