The compositions were based in detailed pencil, watercolor and oil studies. The table is the center of the scene; it is the meeting point for the diagonals of the players bent arms, as well as the focus of their gaze.
In 1936 The Card Payers was bought by an American collector for five million francs. In 2011 Qatari royal family has paid $250 million for the painting making it the highest price ever paid for an art work.
The Card Players by Paul Cézanne
