Cézanne attached great importance to the formal beauty of painting and emphasized the order of composition of the visual elements of the picture. This pursuit has actually already appeared in the Western classical art tradition. Cézanne always had a reverence for classical art. He most admired the French classicist painter Poussin. He once said: "My goal is to draw Poussin-style works using nature as the object."

He strives to make his paintings achieve the exquisite balance and perfection found in Poussin's works. He pursues this aspect so persistently that he disregards the traditional laws of representation. He went to extremes and broke away from the tradition of Western art. Because of this, he is revered as the "Father of Modern Painting". Extended information

Cézanne’s paintings have distinctive characteristics. He emphasized the purity of painting and paid attention to the formal composition of painting. Through painting, he wants to discover a certain simple form beneath the natural surface, and at the same time form an orderly image out of the scattered vision he sees. To this end, he conducted a series of artistic explorations.

First of all, he emphasized the clarity and solidity of the objects in the painting. He believes that if the objects in the painting are blurry, then it will be impossible to find the meaning of the composition of the painting.

Therefore, he opposed the Impressionist painting language that ignored sketching and made objects unclear. He aspired to "make Impressionism as solid and permanent as art in museums." Therefore, he vigorously pursued a painting language that could create distinct and solid shapes.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Paul Cézanne