La Tour de César

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.

1861

Return to Aix and Work at His Father's Bank

Disappointed by his rejection from the École des Beaux-Arts, he returned to Aix-en-Provence and worked once again at his father's bank.

late autumn 1862

Second Move to Paris

In late autumn 1862 he moved to Paris again and resumed his studies at the Académie Suisse; during this period he met Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir, and Alfred Sisley.

1863

Participation in the First Salon des Refusés

Cézanne's paintings were shown at the first Salon des Refusés, established by Napoleon III after the scandal over the rejection of works by Manet, Pissarro, and Monet.

1864–1869

Annual Rejections by the Paris Salon

The official Salon rejected Cézanne's works every year from 1864 to 1869; he continued submitting until 1882.