Paul Cezanne

1839- 1906 - Life Span

I have decided to only pick a couple of his paintings out to look at. There is a vast variety of paintings on still life from Cezanne, however i think that they become slightly repetitive and some look really similar to each other.

Tulips in a Vase

What draws me into this image is the use of colour. I think that the bright blue with the red flower heads on it helps to shape the flower and identify what they are. the contrast in colour helps them pop off the page. They don't get lost in the background. Also i like the bright head of the flower in contrast to the dark green tone of the stem. Light appears to be coming from the bottom left that really nicely highlights the apples and oranges on the bottom of the table. They look really bright and i think help brighten the image up more, without these there would only really be the tops of the tulips (image looks darker without them) 

Still life with apples and a fruit bowl

I think that this has a lighter feel to the one above, maybe because of the use of a white background. The apples are also painted in nice bright and vivid colours. There has been a lot of detail has been taken in painting the creased up sheet in the image. Highlighting the folds in the fabric and also the overlay of it. Also think that the subtle pattern in the wall paper sets it off. I like the composition of the objects in the painting. Its not in a traditional central composition what i would have expected from an old still life painting.