1. Art Masterpiece Paul Cezanne (1839 – 1906) This month we looked at the work of the French painter Paul Cezanne. His work was influenced by the Impressionist painters of the time but his style of painting came from the use of blocks of color to give form to shapes. He was an outcast from traditional painting while he lived. Cezanne worked very slowly; the fruit in his still-lifes often rotted before he had finished painting! (For this reason he didn’t paint very many portraits). His work slowly evolved from Impressionism toward Modern, Abstract art. Pablo Picasso, a modern abstract artist, referred to him as the “father of us all”. Today we made a still-life in colorful pastel, using shapes and shading in the style of Paul Cezanne. Today in Art Masterpiece, I learned about _____________________ _________________________________________________________ My favorite part was _______________________________________ _________________________________________________________

2. ART MASTERPIECE “Title” Artist (Birth Year – Death Year) Today in Art Masterpiece, we learned about Henri Rousseau and his phantasmagoric jungle paintings. Rousseau taught himself to paint as a hobby, while he was working as a customs officer in Paris during the late 19 th century. (Hence his nickname “Le Douanier”, or “The Customs Officer”). He painted his jungle landscapes from memories of visits to the botanical gardens and zoos in Paris, and used his avid imagination to recreate scenes of wild animals, such as lions, tigers, monkeys and snakes in a lush tropical paradise. Although turned away by the famous Salon des Artistes for being too “primitive”, Rousseau exhibited his works at the Salon des Independents from 1884 until his death in 1910, along with artists such as Monet, and Renoir. He gained recognition from his fellow artists late in life, (Pablo Picasso gave a huge party in his honor in 1908), but did not become world-famous until several years after his death. ART MASTERPIECE “Title” Artist (Birth Year – Death Year) Today in Art Masterpiece, we learned about Henri Rousseau and his phantasmagoric jungle paintings. Rousseau taught himself to paint as a hobby, while he was working as a customs officer in Paris during the late 19 th century. (Hence his nickname “Le Douanier”, or “The Customs Officer”). He painted his jungle landscapes from memories of visits to the botanical gardens and zoos in Paris, and used his avid imagination to recreate scenes of wild animals, such as lions, tigers, monkeys and snakes in a lush tropical paradise. Although turned away by the famous Salon des Artistes for being too “primitive”, Rousseau exhibited his works at the Salon des Independents from 1884 until his death in 1910, along with artists such as Monet, and Renoir. He gained recognition from his fellow artists late in life, (Pablo Picasso gave a huge party in his honor in 1908), but did not become world-famous until several years after his death. ART MASTERPIECE “Title” Artist (Birth Year – Death Year) Today in Art Masterpiece, we learned about Henri Rousseau and his phantasmagoric jungle paintings. Rousseau taught himself to paint as a hobby, while he was working as a customs officer in Paris during the late 19 th century. (Hence his nickname “Le Douanier”, or “The Customs Officer”). He painted his jungle landscapes from memories of visits to the botanical gardens and zoos in Paris, and used his avid imagination to recreate scenes of wild animals, such as lions, tigers, monkeys and snakes in a lush tropical paradise. Although turned away by the famous Salon des Artistes for being too “primitive”, Rousseau exhibited his works at the Salon des Independents from 1884 until his death in 1910, along with artists such as Monet, and Renoir. He gained recognition from his fellow artists late in life, (Pablo Picasso gave a huge party in his honor in 1908), but did not become world-famous until several years after his death.