As I stand in front of a gorgeous building with green leaves adorned on the wall, I knew there were going to be charms inside Cezanne’s altalier.  After entering inside the building and going to the second floor where Cezanne’s stuido is located, I feel as if I stepped inside one of Cezanne’s paintings.  The object are so familiar.  On a table, there is a bowl of fruits.  Looking at it reminds me of Cezanne’s painting called “La Dessert.”  Glass bottles rest on a wooden board that acts like a coffee table.  Cezane’s coats hang on hooks by the wall.

His studio was truly a a “home” as Cezanne worked there from 6 AM until 10:30 AM everyday.  His space was the place where he focused on painting still live.  According to the readings at the museum, he would not allow any people in his studio except for his friend, Emile Bernard.  Cezanne purchased the property in 1901 for 2000 francs.

“I am constructing a studio on land that brought for his perupose.” – Cezanne.

In addition to visiting Cezanne’s studio, I visited another important site in Aix.  No one can miss viewing Picasso’s and Cezanne’s artwork when one heads to this city.  WHile the Granet Musee already has an incredible collection of Picasso’s and Cezanne’s work, I was fortunate enough to be in town to see a special exhibit on Picasso and Cezanne.  The main point of this exhibition was to see how these two painters had connections.  Picasso invented a “pictorial language” known as cubism which means simplifying the forms.  Cezanne followed Picasso’s ideology by saying that he must treat nature by depicting cylinders, spheres, and cones.  Both artists used thick brushstrokes to convey the colors in the image and also the simplicity of the forms.