A man sitting in a tall, upholstered armchair reads a newspaper in this vertical portrait painting. The man and the room in which he sits is loosely painted with bold, visible strokes throughout. He holds the paper close to his face, and the top edge falls over so we can read the title, “L’EVENEMENT.” He has a light, olive-toned complexion, and his white hair peeks from under a close-fitting black cap. He wears a high-necked white shirt under a chocolate-brown jacket, steel-gray trousers, white socks, and camel-brown shoes. The fabric on the chair is painted with broad brushstrokes to create…
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The Artist's Father, Reading "L'Événement"

Paul Cezanne (French, 1839 - 1906)

1866

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 198.5 x 119.3 cm (78 1/8 x 46 15/16 in.) ; framed: 224.2 x 144.8 x 10.1 cm (88 1/4 x 57 x 4 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CF
Credit line
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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