"Cezanne Fondation Beyeler, Basel, 25 January-25 May Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) represented a powerful inspiration for the artists who came after him; as Pablo Picasso famously put it, he was "the father of us all". Now, an ambitious exhibition focusing on the French artist's later works, when he was at the height of his powers, will open at Basel's Fondation Beyeler in January."
"The show, simply titled Cezanne and coming 120 years after the artist's death, will follow a major exhibition held in 2025 in Aix-en-Provence, the city where he lived for most of his life. That collection of works concentrated on pieces painted on his parents' estate at the Jas de Bouffan from 1860 onwards. So although there is some overlap, the Beyeler is concentrating on the artist's later years, when he worked at his Atelier des Lauves, just outside the centre of Aix. It was near there that Cezanne could see his favourite motif, the view towards Mont Sainte-Victoire. Paul Cezanne's Pommes et oranges (around 1899) is one of the paintings that will show at his self-titled exhibition at Basel's Fondation Beyeler from25 January to 25 May © Grand Palais RMN (Musée D'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski"
"The Swiss museum will have around 60 oil paintings and 20 watercolours. What makes the exhibition particularly special is that half the works come from private collections, and so many are rarely on view. Among the surprises will be a privately owned oil study of The Bathers (around 1902-06), which was sold at Christie's in 2011 for €2.3m. Along with many of Cezanne's late works, it might appear unfinished, with the figures only lightly blocked in. As the curator Ulf Küster points out, Cezanne's late paintings tend to be fragmentary, so the "unpainted surface becomes a kind of projection surface" for the viewer to fill in themselves-and become involved with the picture."
An exhibition titled Cezanne opens at Fondation Beyeler in Basel from 25 January to 25 May, focusing on the artist's later works produced near his Atelier des Lauves. The show presents around 60 oil paintings and 20 watercolours, with approximately half the works from private collections and rarely on public display. Selections include Pommes et oranges (c.1899), a privately owned oil study of The Bathers (c.1902–06) sold at Christie's in 2011, and The Boy in the Red Vest (1888–90). The late paintings often appear fragmentary or unfinished, inviting viewers to project and engage with unpainted surfaces. The exhibition follows a 2025 exhibition in Aix-en-Provence and concentrates on Cezanne's mature period portraying Mont Sainte-Victoire and nearby motifs.
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