Mont Sainte-Victoire
1903 Philadelphia Museum of Art
About this artwork
This oil painting by Paul Cézanne, dated 1903, depicts Mont Sainte-Victoire towering over a Provençal landscape dotted with fields and buildings, a subject he revisited numerous times throughout his career.
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Paul Cézanne was famously obsessed with Mont Sainte-Victoire, painting it over 30 times. His persistent study of its form, light, and color from various angles led to a revolutionary approach to landscape painting, influencing the development of Cubism and abstract art. He sought to capture the mountain's underlying geometric structure, rather than just its superficial appearance.
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Mont Sainte-Victoire
Paul Cezanne, 1903
