Picasso said of Paul Cezanne that he was “our father to us all”. Although he remained little known during his lifetime, ending his days in seclusion in Aix-en-Provence, he is today regarded as a giant of painting and the father of modern art.
On the occasion of the exhibition-event “Cezanne et nous” at the Grand Palais in Paris, from 23 September 2026 to 17 January 2027, the publisher Editions Citadelles et Mazenod is releasing an original, unpublished book that, in a manner as lively as it is well-supported, shows the lines of descent between the “master” and the major artists of the late 19th to the 21st centuries, from Pissarro to Peter Doig.
The Forney library invites the author, Laure-Caroline Semmer, to come and share her research on the painter from Aix and to give listeners keys to understanding in order to visit the exhibition and, more broadly, to better appreciate the founding and lasting influence of the master from Aix on 20th-century art.