Paul Cézanne was French painter active within the Post-Impressionism whose work set the basics of the modern artistic education. The main part of his artistic process was the intense study of his subjects, as well as extensive explorations of the brushstroke types, planes, colors, shadows and complex field formations. From his visual research the modern painting of the 20th century derived.
Featured image: Paul Cézanne – Still Life with Skull, 1895-1900.Captions, via Creative Commons