The Overture to Tannhäuser

The Overture to Tannhäuser is an 1869 oil on canvas painting by Paul Cézanne, now in the Hermitage Museum.[1] It comes from the Moscow collection of Ivan Morozov. The painting shows Cézanne's sisters at their home near Aix-en-Provence. Its title refers to the work played by the pianist on the left, the overture to the Wagner opera Tannhäuser.

References
  1. (in Polish) Silvia Borghesi, Anna Nermin Germeyan (translator): Cézanne. Warszawa: HPS, 2006, s. 34, 35. ISBN 83-60529-01-9.


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