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Cézanne, Paul: The Mont Sainte-Victoire and Bibemus saga


The Sainte-Victoire mountain near Cézanne's home in Aix-en-Provence was one of his favorite subjects and he is known to have painted it over 60 times. Cézanne was fascinated by the rugged architectural forms in the mountains of Provence and painted the same scene from many different angles. He would use bold blocks of color to achieve a new spatial effect known as ``flat-depth'' to accommodate the unusual geological forms of the mountains. Cézanne travelled widely in the Provence region and also enjoyed painting the coast at L'Estaque.

More details Mont Sainte-Victoire

More details Mont Sainte-Victoire

Image Bibemus Quarry
c. 1895 (210 Kb); Oil on canvas, 65.1 x 81 cm (25 5/8 x 31 7/8 in); Museum Folkwang, Essen; Venturi 767

More details Bibemus: le rocher rouge

Image Le Mont Sainte-Victoire
c. 1897-98 (110 Kb); Oil on canvas, 81 x 100.5 cm (31 7/8 x 39 1/2 in); The Hermitage, St. Petersburg
No. 3K 1395. Formerly collection Bernhard Koehler, Berlin

Image Bibemus Quarry (Carrière de Bibemus)
1898 (130 Kb); Oil on canvas, 92 x 72.8 cm (36 1/4 x 28 5/8 in); The Barnes Foundation, Merion, Pennsylvania

More details Quarry and Mont Sainte-Victoire seen from Bibemus

Image Mont Sainte-Victoire
1900 (160 Kb); Oil on canvas, 78 x 99 cm (31 x 39 in); Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Image Corner of Quarry
1900-02 (140 Kb); Oil on canvas, 44 x 53 cm (17 1/4 x 20 7/8 in); The Barnes Foundation, Merion, Pennsylvania

Image Mont Sainte-Victoire
c. 1902 (220 Kb); Oil on canvas, 83.8 x 65 cm (33 x 25 5/8 in); Estate of Henry Pearlman, New York

Image Mont Sainte-Victoire Seen from Les Lauves
1901-06 (110 Kb); Pencil and watercolor, 48 x 31 cm (18 7/8 x 12 1/4 in); Private Collection

More details Le Mont Sainte-Victoire

More details Le Mont Sainte-Victoire vu des Lauves

More details Le Mont Sainte-Victoire

Image Mont Sainte-Victoire Seen from Les Lauves
1904-06 (100 Kb); Oil on canvas, 66 x 81.5 cm (26 x 32 1/8 in); Private collection, Switzerland; Venturi no. 802

More details Le Mont Sainte-Victoire vu des Lauves

Image The Garden at Les Lauves
c. 1906 (180 Kb); Oil on canvas, 65.4 x 80.9 cm (25 3/4 x 31 7/8 in); The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.; Venturi 1610


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