
Paul CézanneFrench, 1839–1906May one see it?
Copenhagen, Denmark
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
19 January 1839
Born
April 1861
Move to Paris to Pursue Painting
Against the objections of his banker father, he abandoned his law studies and moved to Paris at Zola's urging. Rejected by the École des Beaux-Arts, he studied at the free Académie Suisse, where he met Camille Pissarro.
1888–1890 · Residence
quai d'Anjou
November 1895
First Solo Exhibition at Vollard's
Ambroise Vollard opened Cézanne's first solo exhibition at his Paris gallery, showing 50 of the roughly 150 works submitted. The exhibition brought his art to a wide public; prices for his works rose a hundredfold.
15 October – 15 November 1904
A Cézanne Room at the Salon d'Automne: First Triumph
An entire room of the Salon d'Automne in Paris was devoted to Cézanne's works; this retrospective became the artist's first real success — indeed, a triumph.
22 October 1906
Died