Cézanne
Cézanne is a script typeface based on Paul Cézanne's handwriting. The typeface includes alternate characters and swashes. This typeface is considered as such because it can be used in design in a way just a sample of handwriting cannot.
Also recorded as Cezanne
Cézanne
- Name
- Cézanne
- Period
- 1996.
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Cézanne is a script typeface based on Paul Cézanne's handwriting. The typeface includes alternate characters and swashes. This typeface is considered as such because it can be used in design in a way just a sample of handwriting cannot.
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Overview
Overview
Typography can be described as being purposely designed and altered, sometimes from lettering or writing. In the creation of this typeface, the writing of Cézanne is taken, first considered as lettering, then altered slightly to be used in design. The expressive swoops and curls are indicative of speed and beauty to cultivate a feeling that embodies the meaning of whichever work the typeface would be used in. Taking the expressiveness of this typeface into commercial design can help designers highlight certain aspects of a product or service.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Cézanne • Style — Script • Creator — Michael Want Richard Kegler • Commissioned By — Philadelphia Museum of Art • Creationdate — 1996 • Foundries — P22 type foundry
In use
In use
This typeface is used in media such as an alternate movie poster for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter because it draws a contrast between the perceived human nature of a vampire hunter versus his prey, the undead vampires. The Cézanne typeface, as with other script fonts, contains a handmade quality indicative of the human touch, which is often used to draw consumers towards a particular product. In this case, the nature of the movie is revealed through its poster typography and with each typeface used.
Chronology
Dated record
Chronology
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1996
Cézanne first recorded.
1996
Cézanne is recorded from 1996.
1996
Cézanne was established or created in 1996.
Primary material
Digitised editions and texts
Monument to Cézanne at the Jardin des Tuileries, Paris (2026) — DataCite (Zenodo)
Holdings and surviving copies
Where the work is held
Holdings and surviving copies
Where material relating to Cézanne is held.
Documents and archives
Primary material
Documents and archives
authority file
- Getty Union List of Artist Names 500004793, Cézanne, Paul.
General reference · The Getty Research Institute
authority record
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q5202661: Cézanne
General reference · Wikidata
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Cezanne. P22 Type Foundry.
- 2.Richard Kegler. Typophile.
- 3.McLean, Ruari. The Thames and Hudson Manual of Typography. Thames and Hudson. 50-56. 1980. 0500680221.
- 4.Coles, Stephen. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Fonts In Use. 2012-07-21.
- 5.Schroll, Roland. Humanizing Products with Handwritten Typefaces. Journal of Consumer Research. 45. 3. 648–672. 2018. 0093-5301.
References
Citations
References
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authority file
Getty Union List of Artist Names 500004793, Cézanne, Paul.The Getty Research Institute
Secondary witnessauthority record
General reference
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 16 August 2026.
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