Paul Cézanne's Name Loses Its Accent in Paris Exhibition Spelling

The painter Paul Cézanne signed his name without an acute accent on the "e," yet the accent became permanently attached to his name anyway. According to a report in the Süddeutsche Zeitung, that longstanding spelling convention is now being dropped, at least in one context. The change is tied to an exhibition in Paris. The article frames the shift as a small matter, asking whether it is a triviality, and answers in French: "Mais non" — certainly not. The report notes that Cézanne himself never used the accent, writing his name simply as Cezanne, and that he never managed to shed the accent imposed on it. Until now. The source does not specify which Paris exhibition is involved, nor does it name a curator, institution, or opening date. No further details about the exhibition's content, venue, or duration are provided in the available material.