"It's strange to think that when Paul Cézanne began his work as an artist, people laughed at him! In 1874, Cézanne's work appeared in the very first exhibition of Impressionist art. Today, he's viewed as one of the artists to shape modern art as it is today. Readers discover this incredible artist through his biography and full-color examples of his paintings, including The Card Players. Tiny details are revealed through palette samples and close-up images of small parts of his work, like the signature at the bottom of The House of the Hanged Man"--Provided by the publisher.

Includes chronology. Includes glossary.

Life story - How Cézanne painted - The house of the hanged man - The château of Médan - Mont Sainte-Victoire - The card players - Woman with a coffee pot - The lake of annecy - Apples and oranges - What came next? - How to paint like Cézanne.