Madame Cezanne with a Yellow Armchair 1890

Paul Cézanne painted "Madame Cézanne with a Yellow Armchair" with oil on canvas. Notice how the composition divides the space into distinct blocks of color and texture. The cool blues and greens of the background contrast with the warm reds and yellows of Madame Cézanne and the armchair. The flatness of the forms is striking, typical of Cézanne's move away from traditional perspective. He emphasizes the painting's surface, challenging the viewer's perception of depth. Cézanne's brushstrokes are visible, creating a sense of texture and materiality. This technique aligns with his broader artistic project of deconstructing and reassembling visual reality. The geometric forms and simplified shapes suggest a concern with underlying structures rather than superficial appearances. Ultimately, Cézanne invites us to engage with the painting not just as a representation but as a constructed object with its own set of formal properties, disrupting traditional expectations of portraiture and representation.