The Card Players

Here is a painting of two card players 1890-1892 by Paul Cezanne.

This painting is rich in colour, the table cloth is a rich orange to red with a slight yellow. In the centre of the picture to the left and right of each player is a bottle of wine almost blending with the background.

The player on the left is sitting up straight with a white pipe in his mouth, his legs wide open his hand on the edge of the table and completely in the picture sitting up straight. While his partner is leaning forward into the table taking up more of the table, with his legs close together.

He is also lighter than his partner with a yellowish jacket. His partner in a brown jacket with shades of light making parts of it look like it is wearing out of colour. The floor seems to be greyish to yellow colour or it could be light reflection creating this effect.

Both players seem to be concentrating on their cards, in the back ground there is a reflection of both players in the glass. The colours used make this picture very interesting with the dark shades of brown, grey and black.