The Self-portrait (around 1875) by Paul Cézanne is a work of character and introspection, marking the affirmation of the “father of modern art”. On the dial, his face sculpted by light emerges with a magnetic presence: the high forehead, the full beard and this dark, penetrating and obstinate gaze.
Painted in oil using a miniature technique, the scene restores the vibrant and structured touch of the artist, paying tribute to his unique way of constructing form through color. The warm, tawny shades of the background contrast with the dark mass of the coat, accentuating the powerful relief of a face turned towards its inner truth.
This watch captures the very essence of Cézanne’s approach: an absolute search for solidity and depth. It becomes an aesthetic manifesto, an ode to perseverance and pure painting, worn on the wrist like a fragment of art history.
