Statue de Paul Cezanne (Statue of Paul Cezanne), Aix-en-Provence

The Statue de Paul Cezanne (Statue of Paul Cezanne) faces the Rotunda of Aix. He is dressed in a jacket and work clothes. A full-brimmed hat shades his bearded face. His art gear and perhaps his lunch is carried in his backpack. He rests his hands on his walking stick. He peers speculatively from under his hat brim.

Made of bronze, over six feet high, he stands on a stone plinth bearing his name. Dutch-born sculptor Gabriel Sterk, a great fan of Paul Cezanne, created the work. It was presented to the city in 2006 to mark the 100th anniversary of Cezanne's death.

Cezanne was born in Aix on the 19th of January, 1839. He became a member of the impressionist art movement. He was also considered to be the precursor of post-impressionism and cubism. He continued French classicism as much as radical innovation through his use of geometry in his portraits and nature studies, especially those around Aix-en-Provence.

Cezanne is most noted for his series of canvases having as a motif the mountain Sainte-Victoire outside Aix. To this day, he is celebrated as the Father of Modern Art.