Cézanne

Photography of Paul Cézanne, c. 1861
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Paul_cezanne_1861.jpg)
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Cézanne made the bridge between two universes: the 19th  and 20th centuries. He departed from Impressionism and foresaw Cubism. The father of us all, would both Matisse and Picasso say (wiki).

• The Dialog of Music and Painting
• Cézanne and Beyond: Picasso
• Cézanne and Beyond: Jeff Wall 
• Cézanne and Beyond: Beckmann 
• Cézanne and Beyond: Mondrian
• Montagne Sainte Victoire vue prés de Gardanne  

(The Moderns)