Paul Cezanne, Large Bathers (Venturi 1157), Lithograph, (France, 1839-1906), the first state of three, from the edition of c. 100, 1896-1898, signed in plate lower right, depicting four nude figures with a mountain in the background, on laid paper with 'MBM France' watermark, with pencil inscription 'V. 1157 Lithographic Original, par P. Cezanne, Le Baigneurs' bottom edge of verso, matted and framed. Plate size: 16 1/8 in. x 19 3/4 in. Frame size: 25 in. x 27 3/4 in. Paul Cezanne was a French Post-Impressionist artist whose work influenced art of the cubist, fauvest, and avant-garde art movements. Born in 1839 in Aix-en-Provence, Cezanne began painting in 1860 and whet on to study in Paris, before returning to Province. He had his first exhibition in Paris in 1895 where he gained the recognition of notable artist and collectors such as Bernard Berenson, Mary Cassatt, Henry Osborne Havemeyer, and Louisine Havemeyer. His work can be found in numerous public and private collections all over the world. (metmuseum.org)MEASURMENTS: Height: of sheet 18 5/8 in. x Width: 24 5/8 in.