Paul Cézanne
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This portrait is built from deep red, golden yellow and blue, and a weak copy flattens them. Our Cézanne Madame Cézanne print was graded beside the original so the red dress stays rich, the yellow chair glows and the blue sketch lines still show.
Canvas, framed or paper
Stretched canvas. Printed on cotton canvas and stretched taut over a frame. The edges are mirror-wrapped, so the picture continues around the sides and none of it is lost to the fold.
Framed canvas. The same canvas, set in a black, white, natural wood or dark wood frame 0.83 in deep. The frame gives the work a finished edge and a little more presence on the wall.
Framed print. Printed on fine art matte paper and framed in solid pine, behind shatterproof plexiglass, in black, white, natural wood or dark wood. It arrives ready to hang. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame.
Fine art print. Printed on 310gsm fine art matte paper, for framing your own way. It travels rolled and protected. From 18x24 inch.
Sizes
16x20 inch, 24x30 inch, 32x40 inch. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame, so the visible painting is a little smaller.
On your wall
Its upright shape suits a living room, a study or a hallway. The red and gold look warm with cream, terracotta and walnut, and a gold or dark wood frame suits it.
About the painting
Madame Cézanne in a Yellow Chair by Paul Cézanne
1888
Paul Cézanne met Hortense Fiquet when she was working as an artist’s model. Their son was born in 1872, and they married in 1886. Between 1888 and 1890 he painted her four times in the same yellow chair.
Traced from the first
This is the second of the four. Technical study suggests Cézanne traced it from the first portrait, which he had painted from life. Her face is calm, almost like a mask. But her hands are restless, criss-crossed by brushstrokes and the dark-blue lines he sketched the forms with, still visible in the finished painting.
Post-Impressionism
The painting passed through the hands of Cézanne’s dealer, Ambroise Vollard, and was shown in Moscow in 1908. It now belongs to the Art Institute of Chicago.
Read the story
Look at her face, and then look at her hands. They don't seem to belong to the same person.
Paul Cézanne met Hortense Fiquet when she was working as an artist's model. Their son was born in 1872, and they married in 1886.
Between 1888 and 1890, he painted her four times, in the same yellow chair.
This is the second. Technical study suggests he traced it from the first, which he'd painted from life.
Her face is calm and still, almost like a mask.
But her hands are restless, criss-crossed by brushstrokes, and by the dark-blue lines he used to sketch the shapes. You can still see them.
The painting was shown in Moscow in 1908.
Today it belongs to the Art Institute of Chicago, and it's about eighty centimetres tall.
Look for the blue lines around her hands.
Madame Cézanne in a Yellow Chair. Paul Cézanne, 1888 to 1890.
How each piece is brought to life
Faithful to the original, and made to be felt on your wall.
Graded against the original
We compare every work with the original as we grade it, keeping the artist’s colours true while bringing back their depth and glow. Every mark stays the artist’s own.
Printed for you
Printed to order on cotton canvas or fine art paper, then framed if you chose a frame, in 1 to 3 business days.
On your wall
It arrives 5 to 12 business days later, tracked and free anywhere in the US. Framed pieces come ready to hang.
Questions
Is this the original painting?
No. The original hangs in a museum. What you receive is a fine art reproduction, remastered from the original and printed for you, with every mark where the artist left it.
Will the colour look flat?
This is where most reproductions disappoint, and it is where we spend the most time. Each work is graded side by side with the original: faithful to the artist’s colours, with the depth and warmth brought back, so it moves you on the wall the way it was meant to. Canvas reads a touch softer than a backlit screen, and every screen shows colour a little differently.
Will the edges be cropped?
Each size is a standard frame size, so we fit the painting by trimming a little from its edges. We never stretch or squash it, and we check every size by eye so no face, figure or signature is cut. On canvas the edges are mirror-wrapped, which keeps the whole picture on the front.
Which size is right for my wall?
Aim for about two-thirds the width of the furniture beneath it. Over a sofa or a sideboard, one of the two largest sizes will hold the wall. The size guide lists every size in inches and centimetres, with the kind of wall each one suits.
How long does it take?
Your piece is printed in 1–3 business days, then spends 5–12 business days in transit, tracked all the way. Delivery is free anywhere in the US. We are unable to deliver to PO boxes.
What if it arrives damaged?
Send us a photograph and we will remake it and send it again. There is nothing to return.
Can I return it?
Yes, within 30 days of delivery. Our returns policy has the details.
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Printed to order
Graded against the original, then printed for you on cotton canvas or fine art paper in 1–3 business days.
The whole painting
Every mark is the artist’s own, and canvas edges are mirror-wrapped so the whole picture stays on the front.
Free US shipping
On every order, tracked, 5–12 business days in transit.
30-day returns
Returns and exchanges within 30 days of delivery.
