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Watercolours form a significant component of Cézanne’s oeuvre, though he only rarely dated his works. In a seminal study of Cézanne’s work published in 1927, Roger Fry observed that watercolour techniques played a considerable influence on the artist’s oil paintings, particularly in the period after 1885. After studying in Paris, Cézanne lived from 1873 to 1879 in the nearby town of Auvers-sur-Oise, following which he then returned to his roots in Provence. Following the example of Pissaro, who had encouraged the artist to experiment with Impressionism, he continually took inspiration from nature itself. He loved to walk or take a carriage to locations in the vicinity of Aix in order to paint outdoors – a habit he maintained into his old age. There he created watercolours of paths, forests, rivers, and mountains, painting views of L’Estaque and the mountain village of Gardanne, where he stayed for long periods on a number of occasions between 1885 and 1886. In his subtly nuanced watercolours, Cézanne gave the unpainted white portions of the paper a significant voice in the work’s visual language.

Details

  • Title: Landscape with Village Church
  • Creator: Paul Cézanne
  • Date: 1885
  • Physical Dimensions: w43.5 x h31 cm
  • Type: Drawing
  • Medium: Watercolor and pencil on paper
  • Inv.-No.: SZ Cézanne 1
  • ISIL no.: DE-MUS-018511
  • External Link: Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
  • Copyright: Photo © bpk - Photo Agency / Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz / Jörg P. Anders │ Text © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz / Marie Ursula Riemann-Reyher
  • Collection: Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz
  • Artist Gender: Male
  • Artist Dates: 19.01.1839 - 23.10.1906

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