Madame Cézanne in a Yellow Chair
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"Madame Cézanne in a Yellow Chair" is a portrait painting by Paul Cézanne depicting his wife, Hortense Fiquet, seated in a yellow armchair, notable for its structured composition and subtle emotional restraint.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Madame Cézanne in a Yellow Chair canonical | 5 |
| Madame Cézanne in a Red Armchair | 1 |
| Portrait of Madame Cézanne (Philadelphia) | 1 |
| Portrait of Madame Cézanne in a Yellow Chair | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
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painting ⓘ portrait painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
illustrates transition toward modernist abstraction
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important example of Cézanne’s portraiture ⓘ |
| artistRelationshipToSubject |
frequent model
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wife ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtist | Paul Cézanne’s mature period ⓘ |
| colorDominant |
green
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red ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
| compositionFocus | stability and balance ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Paul Cézanne ⓘ |
| depictionType | three-quarter length portrait ⓘ |
| depicts |
Hortense Fiquet
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Madame Cézanne ⓘ |
| depictsClothing |
high-necked bodice
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long dress ⓘ |
| depictsPose | seated with hands folded ⓘ |
| depictsTimePeriod | late 19th century fashion ⓘ |
| featuresObject |
patterned dress
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wallpaper background ⓘ yellow armchair ⓘ |
| genre | portrait ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Madame Cézanne in a Yellow Chair
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surface form:
Portrait of Madame Cézanne in a Yellow Chair
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| hasInfluenced | modernist painting ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | seated woman ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Post-Impressionism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
psychological distance between sitter and viewer
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rigorous organization of pictorial space ⓘ |
| orientation | vertical ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Madame Cézanne portraits ⓘ |
| portraysExpression | reserved demeanor ⓘ |
| portraysMood | emotional restraint ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
careful modulation of color
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emphasis on form over likeness ⓘ geometric simplification of forms ⓘ structured composition ⓘ subtle emotional restraint ⓘ |
| support | canvas ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
careful color modulation
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flattened spatial depth ⓘ layered brushwork ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Madame Cézanne in a Red Armchair
this entity surface form:
Portrait of Madame Cézanne (Philadelphia)
this entity surface form:
Portrait of Madame Cézanne in a Yellow Chair