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Si l'influence de Paul Cézanne fut majeure sur tous les grands peintres du XXe siècle, le maître d'Aix fut lui-même un profond admirateur des classiques. En appelant au souvenir de Chardin et de Courbet, Cézanne met ici en scène un duo de Pêche et poire dans une disposition sobre et sur un fond uni d'une grande richesse. Exécutée en 1873, cette nature morte fut probablement réalisée dans la propriété du Dr. Gachet, à Auvers-sur-Oise, collectionneur et ami du peintre. Cézanne a tiré partie de son observation de la réalité en se concentrant sur les qualités intrinsèques des objets. Dans la pénombre, les deux fruits se détachent en effet comme des volumes uniques et monumentaux. La sensibilité de Cézanne se dévoile particulièrement dans le travail du modelé par la lumière et l'ombre. La source lumineuse caresse les volumes, en soulignant délicatement la richesse des matières. L'artiste, ici, a volontairement réduit sa palette à quelques teintes naturalistes qu'il travaille en dégradé subtil pour suggérer plus pleinement la rondeur des fruits. Mêlant sobriété et élégance, cette nature morte montre la force classique du talent de Cézanne et constitue un point de départ vers ce qui le conduira, à partir des années 1880-90, à élaborer des compositions plus complexes en perspective.
While Paul Cézanne had a significant influence on all the major painters of the 20th Century, the great Provencal master was himself an ardent admirer of classic artists. Evoking the memory of Chardin and Courbet, Cézanne here depicts a peach and pear duo in a restrained arrangement, on a background imbued with great richness. Painted in 1873, this precious still life was probably produced at the home of Dr Gachet, a collector and friend of the painter, in Auvers-sur-Oise. Cézanne made full use of his observation of reality by concentrating on the objects' intrinsic qualities. In the hall-light, the two fruits seem to stand out as hulking monoliths. Cézanne's sensibility is revealed particularly in the shading achieved by light and shadow. The light source caresses the hulking fruit, delicately emphasizing the richness of the subject matter. With a discriminating touch, Cézanne reveals the velvety texture of the peach and the smooth perfection of the pear next to it. The artist has deliberately limited his palette here to a few naturalistic colours, which he employs in subtle layers to suggest more fully the roundness of the fruit. Combining sobriety and elegance, this finely crafted still life demonstrates the classic strength of Cézanne's talent and represents the initial steps on a journey which would lead him, from the 1880s-90s, to develop compositions which were more complex in perspective.
While Paul Cézanne had a significant influence on all the major painters of the 20th Century, the great Provencal master was himself an ardent admirer of classic artists. Evoking the memory of Chardin and Courbet, Cézanne here depicts a peach and pear duo in a restrained arrangement, on a background imbued with great richness. Painted in 1873, this precious still life was probably produced at the home of Dr Gachet, a collector and friend of the painter, in Auvers-sur-Oise. Cézanne made full use of his observation of reality by concentrating on the objects' intrinsic qualities. In the hall-light, the two fruits seem to stand out as hulking monoliths. Cézanne's sensibility is revealed particularly in the shading achieved by light and shadow. The light source caresses the hulking fruit, delicately emphasizing the richness of the subject matter. With a discriminating touch, Cézanne reveals the velvety texture of the peach and the smooth perfection of the pear next to it. The artist has deliberately limited his palette here to a few naturalistic colours, which he employs in subtle layers to suggest more fully the roundness of the fruit. Combining sobriety and elegance, this finely crafted still life demonstrates the classic strength of Cézanne's talent and represents the initial steps on a journey which would lead him, from the 1880s-90s, to develop compositions which were more complex in perspective.