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Paul Cézanne, ‘Madame Cézanne in a Red Armchair,’ about 1877, oil on canvas. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Last chance to see Cezanne’s portraits of his wife March 15

Tom Hoepf
Tom Hoepf

Paul Cézanne, ‘Madame Cézanne in a Red Armchair,’ about 1877, oil on canvas. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Paul Cézanne, ‘Madame Cézanne in a Red Armchair,’ about 1877, oil on canvas. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
NEW YORK – Only a few days remain to see the exhibition “Madame Cézanne at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.”

“Madame Cézanne,” the first exhibition of paintings, drawings and watercolors by Paul Cézanne (1839–1906) of his most painted model, Hortense Fiquet (1850–1922), will close on Sunday, March 15.

The exhibition features 25 of the 29 known portraits of Fiquet that Cézanne painted over a period of more than 20 years. The exhibition traces the artist’s lifelong attachment to the woman who was his model, his wife, and the mother of his son, Paul.

Although she profoundly influenced his portrait practice for more than two decades, she was not well received by his family or friends. The exhibition takes a fresh look at the personal story of Paul and Hortense and at these resonant portraits, which stand among the artist’s greatest achievements.

ADDITIONAL IMAGE OF NOTE

Paul Cézanne, ‘Madame Cézanne in a Red Armchair,’ about 1877, oil on canvas. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Paul Cézanne, ‘Madame Cézanne in a Red Armchair,’ about 1877, oil on canvas. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston