4. Why do you think that Paul Cézanne left Paris and returned to work in Aix en Provence?
5. Cézanne described his paintings as ‘constructions’. Why do you think he used such a term?
6. What do you think Paul Gauguin hoped to achieve in Tahiti?
7. How did Post-Impressionist artists influence 20th-century art movements?
8. Gauguin never fully explained the imagery in his huge painting on page 193 (Fig. 13.12). What do you think it might mean?
Fur er Research
www.youtube.com – Look up ‘Post- Impressionism’ (8:29) for an overview of this artistic movement
www.youtube.com – Watch ‘Cézanne: “The Father of Modern Art’’’ (14:15) for a closer look at the life and work of this artist
www.youtube.com – Search for ‘A Closer Look: Van Gogh and Gauguin’ (3:34) to learn more about the relationship between these artists
www.artsy.net – Search for the article ‘Inside Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin’s Nine Turbulent Weeks as Roommates’
www.youtube.com – ‘Vincent van Gogh: The colour and vitality of his works | National Gallery’ (29:33) gives an in-depth look at his life and the details of his paintings
www.artsy.net – Read a fascinating article ‘How Vincent van Gogh’s market was tirelessly built up by his sister-in-law Jo’
