I hope that Cezanne will still be here and that he will join us, but he is so shy, so afraid of meeting new people, that I am afraid that he might let us down, even though he wants very much to meet you. How sad it is that this man hasn't had more patronage in his life! This is a true artist who has come to doubt himself far too much. He needs to be cheered up, so e was quote touched by your article.

1894 letter from Giverny to Gustave Geffroy, 23 November 1894; cited in: P. Michael Doran (2001), Art Conversations with Cézanne, p. 3 - 1890–1900