Paul Cezanne, the painter of and from Aix-en-Provence, is the bridge from
Impressionism to Cubism
?. In paintings such as the 1885
Mont Sainte-Victoire and 1887
Mme Cezanne we can see the inspiration for the Cubists and even the Fauvists.
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To early 20th Century Modernists, Cezanne is the founder of modern painting rather than the "bridge". Matisse called him "the father of us all."
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