Paul Cezanne was a French painter in the late 19th century who wanted to be an artist from a young age but his father insisted he become a lawyer. Though he tried law, he was truly an artist and went on to become known as the father of modern art, developing new techniques like using geometric shapes to depict objects like apples rather than realistic colors. He painted hundreds of still life paintings focusing on apples, hoping to astonish Paris with his innovative still life paintings that broke from tradition.
2. Paul Cezanne (1829-1906)
lived in France. From the time
he was little, he wanted to be
a painter, but his father
insisted that he become a
lawyer instead. So he tried.
But it didn’t stick. He was an
artist – and good thing he
kept at it, because some
people (like Picasso!) have
called him the father of
modern art.
He painted lots of paintings of
mountains and people and …
hundreds of apples! He
looked at the fruit in new
ways, and tried to paint them
as shapes (circles, squares,
spheres, rectangles) –
instead of just tasty treats.
Notice how his fruit isn’t just
all one color…
