Les Marronniers du Jas de Bouffan en hiver
1880 Minneapolis Institute of Art
About this artwork
This landscape depicts the chestnut trees at Jas de Bouffan, Cézanne's family estate near Aix-en-Provence, during winter. The painting highlights the structural forms of the bare trees and the distant Mont Sainte-Victoire, reflecting Cézanne's analytical approach to nature.
Did you know?
Paul Cézanne frequently painted the landscape around his family's estate, Jas de Bouffan, near Aix-en-Provence, often returning to the same motifs like these chestnut trees and the iconic Mont Sainte-Victoire. This repetition allowed him to deeply explore the structural qualities of nature and light. His systematic approach to depicting form and space in such seemingly simple scenes laid foundational groundwork for Cubism.
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Les Marronniers du Jas de Bouffan en hiver
Paul Cezanne, 1880
