Οι λουόμενοι (μεγάλη πλάκα)

1890–1895

The Card Players Series

He painted five versions of "The Card Players"; his models were peasants and day laborers who worked in the fields around the Jas de Bouffan.

November 1895

First Solo Exhibition at Vollard's

Ambroise Vollard opened Cézanne's first solo exhibition at his Paris gallery, showing 50 of the roughly 150 works submitted. The exhibition brought his art to a wide public; prices for his works rose a hundredfold.

25 October 1897

Death of His Mother

The artist's mother, Anne-Élisabeth-Honorine Aubert, died.

November 1899

Sale of the Jas de Bouffan

At his sister's insistence he sold the deserted Jas de Bouffan estate and moved to a small town apartment at 23 rue Boulegon in Aix; a planned purchase of the Château Noir fell through. He hired a housekeeper, Madame Brémond, who cared for him until his death.

c. 1899 – 1906

Three Versions of The Large Bathers

In the last seven years of his life he created three large-format versions of "The Large Bathers"; the largest (208 × 249 cm) is in Philadelphia. Instead of nude models he used sketches and photographs.