Paul Cezanne “How do I judge art?” Paul asked the man who had introduced himself as Ambroise Vollard. “When I complete a painting, I take it and place it near a God-made thing, a tree or a flower; if it clashes, it’s not art.” Paul Cezanne had failed every time he submitted his works to the Paris Salon for exhibition. The true artist cannot change his art in order to please the gallery. Art is not a commercial product. You paint according to your artistic taste and sensibility. If people can appreciate them, it’s good. Otherwise, it is still good. Follow your soul’s diktats. Paul did just that. From 1864, when he was 25 years old, he submitted his paintings to the Salon for nearly two decades. Rejections did not cloud his soul. After all, his father, Louis-Auguste Cézanne was a successful banker and had left him enough money to live on. “I was lucky,” Paul explained to Vallard, “selling my pa...
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