Homage to Cézanne [SEP] creator
Homage to Cézanne
Homage to Cézanne () is a painting in oil on canvas by the French artist Maurice Denis dating from 1900. It depicts a number of key figures from the once secret brotherhood of Les Nabis (Hebr. the Prophets). The painting is a retrospective; by 1900 the group was breaking up as its members matured.
Subject matter and composition.
In this painting, Maurice Denis has gathered a group of friends, artists and critics to celebrate Paul Cézanne, who is represented by his still
Paysage coloré aux oiseaux aquatiques
Paysage coloré aux oiseaux aquatiques ("Colored Landscape with Aquatic Birds") is an oil painting created circa 1907 by the French artist and theorist Jean Metzinger. "Paysage coloré aux oiseaux aquatiques" is a Proto-Cubist work executed in a Post-Divisionist style with a unique Fauve-like palette. Metzinger's broad omnidirectional brushstrokes in the treatment of surfaces render homage to Paul Cézanne, while the luscious subtropical imagery in the painting are an homage to Paul Gauguin and Metzinger's friend Henri Rousseau