Achille Emperaire

Achille Emperaire

Paul Cézanne · 1868

Musée d'Orsay

Paris, France

About this painting

This monumental, heroic-scaled portrait of Cézanne's friend, the dwarf painter Achille Emperaire, was rejected by the Paris Salon of 1870 for its unflinching, unidealized honesty.

Painting Details

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

200 × 122 cm (78.7 × 48 in)

Painted at

Paris, France

Current location

Musée d'Orsay, Paris

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