Dozens of events including two major exhibitions in Paris and Aix-en-Provence are to mark one century since the death of French painter Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) within the "Cezanne Year 2006."
The exhibition "Cezanne and Pissaro 1865-1885," which will be hosted between February 28 and May 28 at the Musee d'Orsay in Paris, is being organized in collaboration with "The Museum of Modern Art in New York and "The Los Angeles County Museum. Around 60 paintings collected from around the world will be displayed to allow the public to study the relationship between the two painters who met in 1861.
The exhibition "Cezanne in Provence," organized with the support of the National Gallery of Art in Washington will first open in Washington between January 29 and May 7 and then at the Granet museum in Aix-en-Provence, between June 9 and September 17. It includes around 116 works, paintings and watercolors, related to the painter's native region of Provence.
Moreover, Aix-en-Provence is to present for the first time a series of outdoor trips - "Following Cezanne."
Throughout the year there will be a series of conferences on the painter's life and work held by art historians and a concert by the Berliner Philharmoniker, various painting contests for amateurs, contemporary art exhibitions and the publishing of several books related to Cezanne.
Cézanne 2006
Washington: Cézanne in Provence
Checking the NYC one, thanks.
