Apples and Oranges by Paul Cezanne, 1839-1906

1.   Why did Cezanne want to go to Paris? ____________________________________

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2.  What did his father want him to do? _______________________________________

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3.   How did his paintings change over the years?  ________________________________

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4.   What happened in 1895 that brought success to Cezanne?  ______________________

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5. In the painting Apples and Oranges, how does the white cloth in the background affect

   the painting?  How would it have looked if he had not used the white cloth?  ___________

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6.  Cezanne liked to use shapes. Which objects in the picture are spheres?  _____________

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     Which object is cone shaped?  ___________________________________________

     Which object is shaped like a cylinder? _____________________________________

7.  If you wanted to practice drawing these shapes, what would you choose to draw?

     sphere: _____________________________________________________________

     cone _______________________________________________________________

     cylinder _____________________________________________________________

8.  Draw some of these shapes on the back of this page.