Unknown Masterpieces brought to light!
Fister was looking through his old Family Album recently, and found these interesting and previously unknown masterpieces. We have assembled a collection of some of the best of them and are proud to be able to present them for the very first time to the public, together with a short explanation from Fister.
Post-Impressionism
Canvas 724 x 559mm (28 1/2 x 22")
(Private collection - Copenhagen)
Fisters’ French branch of the family were very popular in artistic circles, not least with the artists’ family and friends. His cousin Fistère was what Fister called a “cool cat”, and certainly knew how to twist those humans round his little paw.
There is an interesting story behind this particular painting. Apparently Madame Cézanne was greatly taken by this picture of her with her beloved cat, and refused to let her husband sell it. When a wealthy local patron offered a small fortune for it, Cezanne was forced to paint a copy of it without the cat. This of course is “Madame Cézanne in a Red Armchair”, now owned by the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.
Chasing mice in Aix-en-Provence
Most of Cezannes pictures were painted in Paris, and although Fistère used to love chasing cockroaches and other small game there, he much preferred to be in Aix-en Provence, where there was more room for intrigue, and the field mice tasted exquisite!
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