This is a limited edition heliogravure on laid paper from artist Paul Cezanne. Titled Der
Bahndurchstich from the Cezanne und Sein Kreis portfolio published in 1920 by R. Piper &
Company of Munchen in a limited edition. The impression measures 6 1/8 by 7 1/2 inches and
framed measures 24 by 20 inches. Cezanne was born in Aix-en-Provence France in 1839 and
studied art in Paris. His early paintings are done in dark tones but the influence of
French Impressionist painter Camille Pissarro created a shift to painting in bright hues.
While initially exhibiting with the Impressionists he later rejected their ideals and is
today more associated with the Post-impressionists. Cezanne was obsessed with visual
perception and his works usually show several different viewpoints. The critics were
extremely harsh on his work and many debated Cezanne�s ability to manipulate nature�s
light by the application of a single color. In his final years they began to fully
appreciate his originality in color intensity and compositional organization. He lived
most of his life in isolation and did not exhibit often leaving many pieces unfinished and
destroying many others. Cezanne had a great impact on art of the 20th century and is
considered the father of modern art.