Alex Danchev - Cezanne. Life. Gift book bound in leather

Cezanne through the eyes of friends, enemies, and twentieth-century cultural figures

One of the key figures of the art of the twentieth century, Paul Cezanne became a legend during his lifetime. His biography is overgrown with myths, and his work is speculated by psychoanalysts. Alex Danchev, with the professionalism of a restorer, removes numerous layers one by one, revealing an authentic person and creator-subtle, intelligent, educated, deeply rooted in the classical tradition and able to rethink it. Uncompromising, incredibly demanding of himself, absolute selflessness made Cezanne a role model, an inspiration and mentor for many generations of artists. In the book the author gives the floor to the artist, and the people around him, his friends and enemies, mentors, and followers, as well as the pillars of modern culture, chosen by Paul Cezanne benchmark, the Messiah, the mascot, or implacable antagonist. Matisse, Gauguin, Picasso, Rilke, Beckett and Heidegger reveal the secret of the hypnotic influence that Cezanne had on the art of the twentieth century, once and for all changing our vision of the world.