Cezanne and the Apple Boy, Hardcover

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This brand-new title in Laurence Anholt s beautifully illustrated children s series of stories about famous artists recounts a wonderful adventure experienced by Paul, a little boy who is named after his father, Paul C zanne. The elder C zanne had been away from home for so long that the boy has difficulty recognizing his father when he joins him on a painting expedition in the mountains of southern France. They quickly become fast friends, and the artist takes great pleasure in painting a portrait of his apple-cheeked son. Most of his paintings, however, are landscapes of the mountain country where they are camping, although the people who live nearby often laugh at the artist s pictures, which they think are poor. But young Paul admires his father s work and he is not alone. A picture dealer from Paris happens to be in the region, and when he sees C zanne s paintings, he thinks they are wonderful. Before long, C zanne becomes famous and wealthy. The story, enhanced with Laurence Anholt s illustrations on every page, include several that are reproductions of C zanne s famous paintings.