
Paul CézanneFrance, 1839–1906Peut-on la contempler ?
New York, États-Unis
Elle appartient à la collection, mais n’est pas présentée en ce moment.
Le Grand Baigneur est un tableau réalisé par le peintre français Paul Cézanne vers 1885. De format vertical, cette huile sur toile représente un baigneur debout devant un paysage. Seulement vêtu d'un slip de bain, il baisse la tête vers le sol, les mains sur les hanches. Après avoir appartenu à Ambroise Vollard, Alexandre Berthier de Wagram, Paul Rosenberg et Marius de Zayas, l'œuvre entre en possession de Lillie P. Bliss. Elle est conservée depuis 1934 au Museum of Modern Art, à New York, dans l'État de New York, aux États-Unis.
March 1886
Zola's Novel "The Masterpiece" and the Crisis of a Friendship
Zola published "The Masterpiece" (L'Œuvre), a novel about a failed painter, Claude Lantier, in whom Cézanne recognized himself. It was long believed that the friendship ended forever, but a rediscovered letter of 1887 shows that relations continued for some time.
28 avril 1886
Married: Marie-Hortense Fiquet
28 April 1886
Marriage to Hortense Fiquet
He married Hortense Fiquet in Aix in the presence of his parents. The marriage was concluded not out of love but to secure the rights of their fourteen-year-old son Paul as a legitimate heir.
October 1886
Death of His Father and Inheritance
After the death of Louis-Auguste, Cézanne, together with his mother and sisters, inherited his fortune, including the Jas de Bouffan; the artist's financial situation eased considerably ("he left me an income of 25,000 francs").