Paul Cezanne was known as the Father of Post-Impressionism. Cezanne began his artistic journey with Camille Pissarro, a well established impressionist artist at the time. Throughout the development of his own style, Cezanne branched away from traditional impressionist styles and elements. These deviations led to the development of Post-Impressionism as its own movement. Cezanne incorporated shapes into his art, often turning objects and people into shapes. This helped to bridge the gap between impressionism and cubism. Cezanne also taught many other artists to represent the world around them with shapes and figures, rather than depict their exact