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Provençal Landscape

CÉZANNE, Paul (1839 - 1906)

Media: oil on canvas

Size: 81.2 x 65.7 cm

Acquired: 1952; Bequest; Gwendoline Davies

Accession Number: NMW A 2438

Collection: The Davies Sisters Collection

In 1886 Cézanne's financial problems came to an end as a result of the substantial inheritance which he received on the death of his father. This study of a copse of trees was probably painted at the Jas de Bouffan, an estate outside Aix-en-Provence where he frequently stayed to look after his mother. The criss-crossed broken brushwork, delicate colour contrasts and balance between surface and spatial effects are typical of Cézanne's work of the later 1880s. Towards the end of his life he observed: 'Lines parallel to the horizon give breadth... But nature for us men is more depth than surface, whence the need to introduce into our light vibrations, represented by the reds and yellows, a sufficient amount of blueness to give the feel of air'. Gwendoline Davies purchased this work in Paris in 1918.

Comments (4)

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Joanne brown
17 January 2021, 12:31
Hi, I would like to buy a copy of this print, however the link doesn't work. If you could get back to me that would be great.

Kind regards
Joanne brown
Marc Haynes Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales Staff
18 November 2019, 12:33

Dear Mike Carr,

Thank you very much much for bringing this issue to our attention; we have now fixed the link.

Best wishes,

Marc
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Mike Carr
14 November 2019, 18:57
Having heard so much about the Davies sisters collect from a friend in Wales and this week on the BBC4 Art programme, why does the link come up as a "404 NOT FOUND PAGE"?
Tricia
30 March 2009, 13:54
We had the pleasure of viewing the Davies Sister Collection yesterday in Columbia, SC USA. Thank you for sharing this impressive collection of art.
We enjoyed it beyond expression.
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