Post Impressionism, as the name would suggest, is the art movement that directly followed Impressionism. One artist, who led the Post Impressionism movement, was French artist, Paul Cezanne. Much of his early work was pure Impressionism and, although he was introduced to the style and guided by Camille Pissarro, Cezanne's works showed a distinctive uniqueness. Cezanne broke away from Impressionism because of the lack of composition; he felt the desire to depict subjects in the third dimension as well as appearing flat. Cezanne did not agree with the Impressionistic trait of portraying the world through light, instead, he built up images by a generous use of colour. Cezanne would distort objects and his works would often consist of numerous viewpoints on the one canvas.
Cezanne worked with and was greatly influenced by other Impressionists he associated with, including Degas, Monet, Pissarro and Renoir. It was Pissarro who guided Ceza
Cezanne strived to add form to Impressionism therefore he strayed from his peers, whom he believed lacked composition in their works. He did not have the same attraction towards light as did many Impressionist, he believed that the structure of objects should be portrayed through colour, not light, "I seek to render perspective only through colour". Cezanne created the illusion of depth in his works by adding numerous layers of colour to distinguish the form of his subjects. He would perfect the design in his works by distorting objects and having multiple viewpoints on the same object. In "Still Life with Apples and Peaches" (1905), the table is seen from two different sides, as well as from above and some of the objects on the table are viewed front on, while others are viewed from above.
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