Description
Antoine Dominique Sauveur Aubert appears in a pale robe and a soft, tasseled cap, his dark beard and clothing sharply set against the lighter paint. The head tilts slightly, lending the pose a watchful reserve. Broad passages of gray and cream keep attention on the face and the strongly modeled upper body.
Paul Cézanne painted his maternal uncle in 1866, using a palette knife to build a thick, tactile surface. This portrait belongs to a group of costumed likenesses of the same sitter. Its rough energy makes the painted substance as compelling as the character of the man himself.
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