La Femme à la cafetière (Woman with a Coffeepot)
1895 Musée d'Orsay
About this artwork
This portrait depicts an anonymous woman, possibly a household servant or local villager, seated with a coffee cup and coffeepot on a table beside her. It exemplifies Cézanne's analytical approach to form and composition, with structured brushwork and a focus on essential geometric shapes.
Did you know?
Cézanne often found his models among the people living near his studio in Aix-en-Provence, including his household staff. The woman in this painting, believed to be one of his housekeepers, is rendered with a monumental dignity, transforming a simple domestic scene into a profound study of form and color. This work is celebrated for its powerful, almost architectural construction of the figure and surroundings, foreshadowing the development of Cubism.
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La Femme à la cafetière (Woman with a Coffeepot)
Paul Cezanne, 1895
