Cézanne "Pears" on View
Paul Cézanne, Three Pears , about 1888–1890. Museum of Modern Art, promised gift of Henry and Rose Pearlman Foundation The Geffen is getting all the attention, but there's a new attraction on LACMA's west campus. The Pearlman collection exhibition is a presenting a new rotation of Cézanne watercolors. It justifies a repeat visit, not the least for Three Pears . The bold forms are due to gouache (opaque watercolor), a medium Cézanne used only in the early part of his career. Three Pears was included in Cézanne's first solo show at Ambroise Vollard's gallery (1895), where both Degas and Renoir wanted to buy it. They drew lots for it, and Degas won. Cézanne spoke of astonishing Paris with an apple, but these pears helped make his reputation. "Village Square: Gifts of Modern Art from the Pearlman Collection to the Brooklyn Museum, LACMA, and MoMA" is on view in the Resnick Pavilion through July 5, 2026. All the Pearlman Cézannes are promised to the Museum of Mo...
