Paul Cezanne Archives

A Closer Look at View of Auvers-sur-Oise—La Barrière by Paul Cézanne

June 2, 2023 by Dan Scott 40 Comments

Last week, I shared this gallery of some of my favorite paintings by Paul Cézanne. Let’s take a closer look at one of those paintings to see what exactly is happening behind the scenes. Here’s View of Auvers-sur-Oise—La Barrière. (Click here to see a high-resolution photo of the painting.) A Familiar Subject The painting conveys … Read more

A Closer Look at the Mont Sainte-Victoire Series by Paul Cézanne

September 8, 2022March 17, 2019 by Dan Scott 30 Comments

In this post, I take a closer look at the Mont Sainte-Victoire series by Paul Cézanne. Mont Sainte-Victoire is a mountain in France that overlooks Aix-en-Provence (the town where Cézanne was born). Cézanne painted it on numerous occasions during his career. The series not only provides an interesting take on landscape painting, but it also … Read more