Title: Young Italian Woman

Artist: Paul Cézanne

Young Italian Woman at a Table About 1895–1900 Paul Cézanne French, 1839–1906 Oil on canvas The young woman's pensive pose is traditional in the history of art to convey a serious, thoughtful mood. Here it is combined with a blooming, mask-like face, giving the figure a psychological depth unusual in Cézanne's work. Cézanne reinhabited the art of the past, however, with his late, bold brushwork, recomposition of space, and radical use of color. His new style would prove as influential on the next generations of artists, especially Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse. He wanted to leave the interpretation of his work open-ended.