Paul Cezanne (French, 1839–1906). Sugar Pot, Pears and Cloth. Circa 1893. Oil on canvas. Private collection. Photo credit: Visual Arts Library / Art Resource, NY.
For those who have watched PTJ's cover art during the past 2 years, this work might seem out of place: a still life. Isn't physical therapy about movement? Exactly.
Often hailed as the bridge between Impressionism and Cubism, Cezanne reduced natural forms to their “geometric essentials” and also explored “binocular vision,” revealing two different views of the same object or scene simultaneously. He produced this painting a few years after the onset of diabetes, which appeared to have had a profound effect on both his physical and emotional health. The sugar pot, a traditional still-life prop in Cezanne's time, lends an unintended irony.
[Table of Contents]