Cat. 7 Madame Cezanne in a Yellow Chair, 1888–90

A discussion of Cezanne’s Madame Cezanne in a Yellow Chair looking at the biography of the sitter, Hortense Fiquet, Cezanne’s wife; the painting’s relationship to three other portraits of Fiquet, particularly with regards to their chronology and processes; and the masklike faces seen in this and other portraits by Cezanne.