Mont Sainte-Victoire, Paul Cézanne
Paul Cézanne·Mont Sainte-Victoire·1902–06·Oil on canvas·The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City↓

Paul Cézanne French, 1839 – 1906

Mont Sainte-Victoire, 1902–06

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Cézanne painted this mountain above Aix dozens of times. In the late views, from his studio at Les Lauves, landscape is built from blocks of green, ochre and violet that describe both depth and the flat surface of the canvas.

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Step back and it's a valley and a mountain; step close and it's a mosaic of separate brushstrokes, each a decision.

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