1878, Paul Cezanne, Five Bathers -- Tate Modern (London) (special exhibition)
From the museum label: Picasso encountered Cezanne's bather compositions at the 1907 Salon d'Automne exhibition in Paris. The theme left a strong impression on the Spanish artist and has been cited as an inspiration for his later paintings. Picasso would go on to develop the new artistic movement of cubism, which was indebted to Cezanne's innovative approach to colour and composition. 50 years later, Picasso would eventually purchase Five Bathers. Reflecting on Cezanne's influence he once explained that '[Cezanne] was my one and only master. It was the same for all of us-he was like our father. It was he who protected us'.
1878, Paul Cezanne, Five Bathers -- Tate Modern (London) (special exhibition)
From the museum label: Picasso encountered Cezanne's bather compositions at the 1907 Salon d'Automne exhibition in Paris. The theme left a strong impression on the Spanish artist and has been cited as an inspiration for his later paintings. Picasso would go on to develop the new artistic movement of cubism, which was indebted to Cezanne's innovative approach to colour and composition. 50 years later, Picasso would eventually purchase Five Bathers. Reflecting on Cezanne's influence he once explained that '[Cezanne] was my one and only master. It was the same for all of us-he was like our father. It was he who protected us'.