Since Cézanne

"Since Cézanne" by Clive Bell is a collection of essays that studies modern art’s growth, led by Cézanne’s important impact. It probably was written in the early 1900s. The essays look at the link between art ideas and what artists do, highlighting Cézanne's key part in affecting art movements like Fauvism and Cubism, and how these changes affect current artists. The book begins by saying it will focus on both art ideas that came after Cézanne and the important artists whose styles he shaped. Bell studies Cézanne’s simple style and use of change as an art method, showing how this made many artists rethink how they painted. Plus, the beginning of the book hints that art ideas grew closely with the art that Cézanne and others started, leading to a bigger talk about where modern art stands compared to old art styles.