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Cezanne Stirs London: After a successful run in Paris, “Cezanne” is making history at London’s staid Tate Gallery. The first major retrospective of the French master’s work in 60 years is drawing bigger crowds than the Tate has ever seen. “It’s the biggest, No. 1. The response is amazing; around 5,000 people a day. We’ve had to extend Saturday hours,” said Damien Whitmore, the gallery’s director of communications. “It’s so special because Paul Cezanne is such an enigma, an impressionist and a modernist. His work is accessible, but also very complicated,” Whitmore said. On its way to Philadelphia, the exhibition will be at the Tate until April 28. Around 400,000 people will have paid $14 each to have seen it by then, and thousands will have bought T-shirts, postcards, a $55 catalog and even a popular quick meal dubbed a cezannewich (mozzarella, avocado, red peppers on sun-dried tomato bread with pine nuts) sold by a sandwich shop chain.