In Paris, Zola maintained his friendship with Cézanne, who painted a portrait of him with another friend from Aix-en-Provence, writer Paul Alexis, entitled Paul Alexis Reading to Zola.
Në Paris, Zola mbajti miqësinë e tij me Cézanne, i cili pikturoi një portret të tij me një mik nga Aix-en-Provence, shkrimtar Paul Alexis, me titull Paul Alexis Reading to Zola .