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The Brook
Paul Cézannec. 1895–1900
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
This painting depicts the valley of the Arc River that runs southeast of Cézanne's home in Aix-en-Provence. Organized patterns of color and brushwork indicate that Cézanne was interested in structuring his visual sensations through directional brushstrokes and patterns of warm and cool colors. He also created a more unified composition by maintaining color intensity throughout, rather than allowing tones to diminish as they fade into the distance.
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- Title: The Brook
- Creator: Paul Cezanne (French, 1839–1906)
- Date Created: c. 1895–1900
- Physical Dimensions: Framed: 74.9 x 97.2 x 8.3 cm (29 1/2 x 38 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.); Unframed: 59.2 x 81 cm (23 5/16 x 31 7/8 in.)
- Provenance: Ambroise Vollard [1866-1939], Paris, France, Walther Halvorsen [1887-1972]. Oslo, Norway, (Galerie Brummer, Paris, France/New York, NY), (Galerie Heinemann, Munich, Germany, by 1928, sold to a Private Collection), Private Collection, Vienna, Austria, Robert Treat Paine, Jr., Boston, MA, Thomas Metcalf, Boston, MA, (Knoedler Galleries, New York, NY), (Sam Salz, New York, NY, March 12, 1945, sold to Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.), Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. [1889-1957], Cleveland, OH, bequeathed to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Painting
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1958.20
- Medium: oil on fabric
- Fun Fact: Cezanne rarely did preparatory sketches for his paintings. The shapes on the canvas are provided by tonal contrasts and color sensation.
- Department: Modern European Painting and Sculpture
- Culture: France, late 19th-early 20th Century
- Credit Line: Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.
- Collection: Mod Euro - Painting 1800-1960
- Accession Number: 1958.20
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