Paul Cezanne lived most of his life either in self-imposed obscurity or scorned notoriety. Even in his circle there were detractors and doubters. "Shades of Orange with Many Greens: Visions of Paul Cezanne" concerns the years before the artist was vindicated. Painter and art historian Walter E. Thompson brings together the work and personality of Cezanne in an engaging manner, permitting the reader to experience this iconic giant in stimulating ways. Thompson creates an emotionally charged setting in which Cezanne faces his inner demons and real life antagonists. In an amalgam of invented persons and places mixed with those from historical record, Cezanne relives some of the most stressful and decisive moments in his life. Be with him as he studies the visual complexities of the objects he paints.