The Eternal Feminine (Cézanne)
Painting by Paul Cézanne / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Eternal Feminine is an 1877 oil-on-canvas painting by the French Post-Impressionist artist Paul Cézanne.[1] The ambiguous work shows men gathered around a single female figure. A range of professions are represented: writers, lawyers, and a painter (possibly Eugène Delacroix or Cézanne himself).
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Artist | Paul Cézanne |
Year | 1877 |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 44 cm × 53 cm (17.5 in × 20.7 in) |
Location | J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles |
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The painting may have been inspired by both Christian and Pagan art representing deified women.[2]
The painting has been compared to works done by Eugène Delacroix, Gustave Courbet, and other 19th-century artists. It also was a turning point in Cézanne's techniques.