Madame Cézanne with Green Hat (Madame Cézanne au chapeau vert)
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Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia · verified July 2026
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Cézanne painted at least 29 portraits of his wife, Marie-Hortense Fiquet. Here she appears in a green upholstered chair with her forearm resting on the chair's elongated arm. Although she is fashionably dressed, Marie-Hortense leans at a seemingly uncomfortable angle and presents a stern expression to the viewer. The thrust-out lower lip and blank stare contrast with her whimsical hat; its transparent brim reveals her forehead underneath. With its warped perspective and dour-looking sitter, Cézanne's canvas disrupts the conventions of female portraiture.
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