Hillside in Provence
about 1890-2 · Oil on canvas
Dimensions 63.5 x 79.4 cm
Collection: National Gallery, London
The wall of angular, jutting rock formations in this painting may represent a quarry, with the cuttings revealing geological strata. While the hillside is somewhere in Cézanne’s native Provence, the specific location has not been conclusively identified.Stylistically, the painting relates to scenes of the landscape around Aix-en-Provence that Cézanne was painting in the mid-1880s.
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About this artwork
Hillside in Provence (about 1890-2) by Paul Cezanne, oil on canvas, from the National Gallery, London collection.
About Paul Cezanne
(19 January 1839 - 22 October 1906) Paul Cezanne was a French painter. He was born in Aix-en-Provence, in the south of France, and died of pneumonia there. The artistic career of Paul Cézanne lasted more than forty years, from roughly 1860 to 1906.
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