Paul Cezanne Mountain Painting Frame:Oak elegance almost meditative presence

almost meditative presence

with knobbly twig arms outstretched and dark coal buttons marching down his front

lending the piece the warmth and texture of a classic oil study

airy depth that pulls the gaze ever further back

Paul Cezanne Mountain Painting Frame:Oak elegance almost meditative presenceCezanne's beloved Mont Sainte Victoire rises in the distance, its pale ochre and grey blue mass dominating the horizon beneath a softly clouded sky. In the foreground, a tall pine leans across the frame, its dark canopy spreading over a patchwork valley of green fields, scattered trees and small ochre buildings. A faint viaduct stretches along the right, threading the cultivated plain together in muted greens and earthy golds. The loose, layered