Cézanne: The Self-Portraits (Hardcover)

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Few artists painted as many self-portraits as Paul C?zanne. Art dealer Platzman uses these self-portraits to explore the artist's psychological profile, personal and artistic development, and relationships with other artists and with women. Thirty-six paintings and 24 drawings are reproduced in this volume, providing the most comprehensive publication of the artist's self-portraits to date. Platzman's style is expansive and speculative, bringing a wide array of historical, cultural, and psychological material into his discussions. The result is a somewhat idiosyncratic work that is most suitable for research and specialized art collections. Kathryn Wekselman, MLn., Cincinnati
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"Dozens of self-portraits are reproduced, works that show the evolution of [Cezanne's] interests and styles." -- Globe and Mail

"Platzman . . . provid[es] excellently observed and detailed visual analyses of the darkling images." -- Art Newspaper

"The first art book devoted to Cezanne's self-portraits is a lavishly illustrated coffee-table volume." -- Los Angeles Times

"Thirty-six paintings and 24 drawings are reproduced in this volume . . . the most comprehensive publication of the artist's self-portraits to date." -- Library Journal

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: University of California Press; 1st Ed. edition (November 19, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0520232917
• ISBN-13: 978-0520232914
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 8.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,563,429 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars With 111 black-and-white, and 82 full color illustrations, May 7, 2002

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Especially acclaimed for his memorable images, still lifes, and landscapes, Paul Cezanne was one of the most influential of the European artists in the early modernism movement. In Cezanne: The Self-Portraits, independent art historian Steven Platzman carefully and meticulously analyzes the stylistic development of Cezanne's self-portraits as a means of understanding how the artist saw himself, how he perceived others, and how he positions himself both in art communities and avant-garde society of mid-nineteenth century France. Platzman provides a new and compelling explanation for Cezanne's experiments with impressionism and the creation of his own far more personal and idiosyncratic style. With Platzman's informative, challenging, accessible text superbly being superbly presented and enhanced with 111 black-and-white, and 82 full color illustrations, Cezanne: The Self-Portraits is a welcome and invaluable contribution to personal, professional, and academic Art History collections in general, and Cezanne enthusiasts in particular.