Paul Cézanne, French Post-Impressionist artist - died this day in 1906 from pneumonia. He had been caught by a rain storm a few days earlier while working on a canvas in the field. He continued to work through the downpour for a couple of hours, but the exposure proved too much for his constitution…
Photo of Paul C. by Gertrude Osthaus, April 1906 - a few months before he got wet…


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