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You can't go home again is an old saying that certainly doesn't fit the exhibition focused on the landscapes of Post-Impressionist master Paul Cézanne reflecting his home town Aix-en-Provence in France.

Along with Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin, Cézanne is considered to be the embodiment of Post-Impressionism. Born the son of prosperous merchant who albeit reluctantly permitted his offspring to study his beloved art. Cézanne spent much time in the city of lights but invariably his hometown beckoned.

Title: L'Estaque (L'Estaque), c. 1876-1879
Artist: Paul Cézanne (French 1839-1906)
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: Unframed: 80.3 x 99.4 cm (31 5/8 x 39 1/8)
Permanent Collection: The William S. Paley Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1959
Image Courtesy: The National Gallery of Art, Washington

In 1886 upon the death of his father Cézanne inherited the family estate in Aix-en-provence giving him a base to explore outdoor painting landscapes of the area he knew best particularly Mont Ste. Victoire. His later works, reflective of his own natural surroundings, are among the best of his long career where he could devote himself to his art, thanks to his inheritance.

Title: Sugar Bowl, Pears, and Blue Cup (Sucrier, poires et tasse bleue), , 1865-1866
Artist: Paul Cézanne (French 1839-1906)
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 30 x 41 cm (11 13/16 x 16 1/8)
Permanent Collection: Musée Granet, Aix-en- Provence, acquired by dation, 1982 (on deposit from the Musée d'Orsay, Paris)
Image Courtesy: The National Gallery of Art, Washington

Cézanne in Provence explores not only the landscapes but many of the other genres in the artist's oeuvre. It also delves into the life of the artist his struggles and triumphs. It is resplendent with imagery both of the paintings and photographs of the area that Cézanne knew, loved and replicated for the enjoyment of art aficionados throughout the ages.

It accompanies the Cézanne exhibit currently on display at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

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