The Little Cézanne

Discover Cézanne's life and work as you read, draw and play

Discover Provence and Paris with the father of Cubism.
Take a journey with Paul Cezanne!
Discover his region of Provence, its blue sky, its green pine-trees, its red and ochre earth.
Draw the Mont Sainte-Victoire and take time for a game of cards.
Cezanne wished to conquer Paris with an apple!
Was he able to do so?
Who was the ”eccentric from Aix” ?
Picasso and other painters would follow in the footsteps of the “father of Cubism”.
Discover Cezanne's secret !

Banks of the Marne, The Card Players, The Bathers: share a fun moment with your family while discovering Cézanne's major paintings thanks yo this richly illustrated book!

ABOUT THE COLLECTION

Put yourself in the shoes of an artist or an explorer and learn all there is to know about art and history!
Whether it is as a museum guide, a temporary exhibition catalog or a monograph, each book from the "Happy Museum" collection can be read while visiting a museum, an exhibition or simply at home.

The concept is entertaining and interactive so that children can learn while having fun! Throughout the pages, you will find some games, observations, thoughts, creations, drawings and art history notions. Thanks to this varied and interactive content, children will be able to assimilate technical and theoretical notions like “still life”, “watercolors” and “impressionism”, which are sometimes abstract and difficult to understand.

From 4 years old and for the whole family (parents, grandparents and teachers).

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Catherine de Duve is an art historian and a painter. She worked for the Royal museums of Belgium’s educational services and created teaching workshops at the Brussels Foundation for Architecture.
In 2000, she launched her own publishing house with a brand new concept. Advised by the director of MAC (Grand Hornu), she created the international collection “Happy Museum”, dedicated to a young audience.
Catherine de Duve is also published by RMN, Hatier and Alice editions, and works with dozens of international museum curators.

Thanks to this ebook, the whole family will learn more about:

• Cubism
• France in Cézanne's day and age
• Cézanne's life
• His masterpieces