First US Cezanne retrospective in 25 years opens in Chicago

Paul Cezanne, ‘The Basket of Apples,’ about 1893. The Art Institute of Chicago, Helen Birch Bartlett Memorial Collection.
Paul Cezanne, ‘The Basket of Apples,’ about 1893. The Art Institute of Chicago, Helen Birch Bartlett Memorial Collection.
Paul Cezanne, ‘The Basket of Apples,’ dating to circa 1893. The Art Institute of Chicago, from the Helen Birch Bartlett Memorial Collection.

CHICAGO – Through September 5, the Art Institute of Chicago is hosting “Cezanne,” a groundbreaking retrospective that sheds new light not only on how this pivotal artist created his works, but also why his art remains so vital today.

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