Dahlias in a Delft Vase

Paul Cézanne was a Post-Impressionist painter whose Oil Paintings bridged the 19th century Impressionism and 20th century Cubism. The artist's impact on the art movement was very great that Paul Cézanne's Painted Arts even influenced great painters such as Matisse and Picasso. Despite Paul Cézanne's great talent as a painter that the artist often expressed in his Painted Arts, Paul Cézanne had to struggle in his career of choice. Although Paul Cézanne had financial freedom from inheriting a fortune from his father, Louis-August Cézanne.

Paul Cézanne's father did not agree to his son's choice of career. This did not deter Paul Cézanne and he continued to create Oil Paintings that would influence a generation.

This belief however was not agreed upon by some sections of the art industry during his time, namely Henri Rochefort who had written an article in L'Intransigeant a vicious article that turned the residents of Paul Cézanne's beloved Aix-en-Provence against him. Paul Cézanne persevered and he created a series of Oil Paintings that focused on perspectives, namely the concept of depth perception as the artist went about his Painted Arts taking into consideration the differences between the left and right eye.

This resulted in a series of Oil Paintings that treated objects by there geometric shape, cylindrical and spherical shapes in particular. This Painted Art entitled Dahlias in a Delft Vase is styled after Post-Impressionism and categorized as Floral Painted Arts. Paul Cézanne often painted with very few themes and mastered his technique in Painted Art still life, portraits, landscapes and studies of bathers. This is a simple Painted Art by Paul Cézanne that with the incorporation of certain elemental techniques, the artist has brought life to this still life Painted Art. The colors are varied and are filled with earth tones. The tones are shaded and allow distinction between elements.

 The brushstrokes are short and overlapping. This technique brings richness to the color and adds texture to the objects.