Revered and misunderstood by his peers and lauded by later generations as the father of modern art; Paul Ceacute;zanne (1839-1906) has long been a subject of fascination for artists and art lovers; writers; poets; and philosophers. His life was a ceaseless artistic quest; and he channeled much of his wide-ranging intellect and ferocious wit into his letters. Punctuated by exasperated theorizing and philosophical reflection; outbursts of creative ecstasy and melancholic confession; the artistrsquo;s correspondence reveals both the heroic and all-toohuman qualities of a man who is indisputably among the pantheon of all-time greats.This new translation of Ceacute;zannersquo;s letters includes more than twenty that were previously unpublished and reproduces the sketches and caricatures with which Ceacute;zanne occasionally illustrated his words. The letters shed light on some of the key artistic relationships of the modern periodmdash;about one third of Ceacute;zannersquo;s more than 250 letters are to his boyhood companion Eacute;mile Zola; and he communicated extensively with Camille Pissarro and the dealer Ambroise Vollard. The translation is richly annotated with explanatory notes; and; for the first time; the letters are cross-referenced to the current catalogue raisonneacute;. Numerous inaccuracies and archaisms in the previous English edition of the letters are corrected; and many intriguing passages that were unaccountably omitted have been restored. The result is a publishing landmark that ably conveys Ceacute;zannersquo;s intricacy of expression.
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