1878 March: He is in the south of France, at Aix, LΓÇÖEstaque or Marseilles, where Hortense and Paul are living. C┼╜zanneΓÇÖs father intercepts a letter from Chocqet, from which he learned about Hortense and his grandson, and threatens to stop his allowance. C┼╜zanne considers looking for a job and asks Zola to help him.
28 May: Zola buys a house at M┼╜dan.
Summer: C┼╜zanne stays at LΓÇÖEstaque.
1879 Early April: C┼╜zanne settles in Melun but regularly returns to Paris.
He regularly visits Zola at M┼╜dan.
During a hard winter he paints snowscapes.
1880 1 April: C┼╜zanne leaves Melun for Paris.
August: Stays at ZolaΓÇÖs house at M┼╜dan.
1881 May to October: C┼╜zanne stays at Pontoise with Hortense and Paul. He sees Pissarro often and meets Gauguin.
Between 1881 and 1885 C┼╜zanneΓÇÖs father has the Jas de Bouffan re-roofed and takes the opportunity to build a studio there for his son.
1882 Second half of January: Renoir spends a few days at LΓÇÖEstaque and again meets C┼╜zanne. They work together in the open air.
May: A portrait by C┼╜zanne is accepted by the Salon by subterfuge. (His name was entered on the register of the Salon as ΓÇÿa pupil of GuillemetΓÇÖ, a member of the jury.)
Summer: C┼╜zanne is at ChocquetΓÇÖs house in Hattenville, Normandy.
November: In his will, C┼╜zanne leaves his estate to his mother and his son.
