Paul Cezanne

This painting is called Head of an Old Man by Paul Cezanne. I chose this painting because you can clearly see the brush strokes Cezanne used to create this portrait. I enjoy this style of painting because the brush strokes are extremely heavy and add a texture to the painting that would not exist with thinner layers of paint. He analyzed his subjects as different shapes put together to create an overall form and I believe this perspective added dimension to his work. He found painting nature to be complicated and frustrating and often turned back to the same works over and over again to perfect them. He preferred working inside with darker colors and some even called his work 'violent' do to its dark and heavy nature.