Portrait de Madame Cézanne (1888-1890)

Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906)

Portrait de Madame Cézanne (Portrait of Madame Cézanne)
18881890
Oil on canvas, 92.7 x 73 cm
Barnes FoundationPhiladelphia

Marie-Hortense Fiquet posed frequently for her husband, Paul Cézanne. The two met in Paris in 1869, when Fiquet was working as an artist’s model; their son, Paul, was born in 1872. Cézanne kept the relationship—and child—a secret from his disapproving father for 14 years. (BF)

See also:

• Fiquet Cézanne, Marie-Hortense (1850-1922)