Lady in Blue (Cézanne)

Lady in Blue is a painting by the French Post-Impressionist artist Paul Cézanne, painted circa 1912. The subject of the painting is unknown, but she is depicted wearing a blue dress or coat. The work is notable for its characteristic Cézanne style, featuring fragmented brushstrokes and a focus on form and structure over precise representation. It exemplifies Cézanne's late style, moving further away from traditional perspective and embracing a more abstract approach to portraiture. The painting is housed in the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is considered one of Cézanne's significant late-period portraits.