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This book examines the genesis Cézanne´s great works took through his drawings and sketches. Like many artists, Paul Cézanne started his great paintings by sketching his ideas on paper. This book recreates some of Cézanne´s sketchbooks as it delves into the Kunstmuseum Basel´s collection of drawings by Cézanne-the most comprehensive and significant collection of the artist´s drawings in the world. Rarely presented in exhibitions, these works introduce readers to the nucleus of Cézanne´s creative thinking, allowing us to observe his everyday practice as a draftsman. Scenes of violence appear side by side with portrait sketches; copies after Eugène Delacroix or ancient sculptures alternate with landscapes and bathers. Repeated studies varying only slightly in perspective and angle help us understand how Cézanne strove to find the right approach to his subject. Featuring his drawings as well as his great paintings and accompanied by a series of essays that explore how Cézanne used his sketchbooks as preparation for landscapes, portraits, and still-lifes, this book offers fascinating insights into the creative process of a master.

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Haldemann, Anita
ANITA HALDEMANN is Interim Head of the Department of Prints and Drawings, HENRIKE HANS is a Research Associate, and ANNEGRET SEGER is a Conservator in the Department of Prints and Drawings at the Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland. OSKAR BÄTSCHMANN is a former Professor of Art History at the University of Bern, Switzerland. FABIENNE RUPPEN is an art historian. RICHARD SHIFF is Effie Marie Cain Regents Chair in Art, and the Director of the Center for the Study of Modernism at the University of Texas. MATTHEW SIMMS is a Professor of Art History at California State University, Long Beach.

Hans, Henrike
HENRIKE HANS ist wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin im Kupferstichkabinett im Kunstmuseum Basel.

Seger, Annegret
ANNEGRET SEGER ist Konservatorin im Kupferstichkabinett im Kunstmuseum Basel.

Bätschmann, Oskar
OSKAR BÄTSCHMANN ist emeritierter Professor für Kunstgeschichte an der Universität Bern.

Ruppen, Fabienne
FABIENNE RUPPEN ist Kunsthistorikerin.

Shiff, Richard
RICHARD SHIFF ist Professor für moderne und zeitgenössische Kunst in Europa und Amerika an der University of Texas in Austin (Effie Marie Cain Regents Chair) und leitet das Center for the Study of Modernism.

Simms, Matthew
MATTHEW SIMMS ist Professor für Kunstgeschichte an der California State University, Long Beach.

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