Paul Cézanne - Rideau, Cruchon et Compotier 1894
Rideau, Cruchon et Compotier 1894
60x73cm oil/canvas
Sold for: USD 60.5 million
Auction house: Sotheby's, New York
Sale date: 10 May 1999
Seller: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. John Hay Whitney
Buyer: Anonymous buyer
Cézanne was famous for painting still lifes which expressed complex emotions while still being based upon carefully observed reality. Paintings of this type would eventually lead to the creation of new art styles during the 20th century such as Cubism.