... most significant influence on Cézanne's work. He not only provided moral encouragement that Cézanne required (very insecure), but he also, introduced him to the new Impressionist technique for rendering outdoor light. Along with Claude Monet, August Renoir, and a few others, Pissarro had developed a painting style that involved working outdoors, rapidly and on a reduced scale, using small touches of pure colour, generally without the use of linear outlines. Within a very short time, 1872-1873 Cézanne changed from dark tone s to bright hues, and began to concentrate more on scenes of farmland and other various landscapes, such as rural villages.coac acr seacacw orac ack inac foac ac! Cézanne's use of colour During the 1980's and 90's he continued to paint studies from nature and in excellent Impressionist colours, but gradually, he simplified his application of the paint to the point where he seemed able to define volumetric forms with strokes ...

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