Ten Names Worth Knowing

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* Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) French painter called "the father of all of us" by modern painters. Retreated from Paris to home in Aix-en-Provence where he concentrated on underlying geometric structure of nature. His work, designed to appeal to both mind and eye, was a forerunner of Cubism. Known for still lifes of apples, portraits, and, especially, Mont Ste.-Victoire. Called "the Christopher Columbus of a new continent of form."

* Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) Frenchman who lived in US, called "a one-man movement" by Willem de Kooning, had central influence on many movements in Europe and America, from Dada to Conceptual Art. Advocated "thinking man's" art, with appeal to …