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The Card Players

1890–1895

Series of paintings showing Provençal peasants absorbed in a card game, rendered with Cézanne's characteristic faceted brushwork and geometric simplification.

Significance

One version sold for $250 million in 2011, making it then the most expensive painting ever sold. The series represents Cézanne's monumental approach to humble subjects.

Medium

Oil on canvas (series of five paintings)

Dimensions

47.5 cm × 57 cm (smallest version)

Location

Various museums, Various

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