Cézanne, Paul: The Mont Sainte-Victoire and Bibemus saga
The Sainte-Victoire mountain near Cézanne's home in Aix-en-Provence was one of his favorite subjects and he is known to have painted it over 60 times. Cézanne was fascinated by the rugged architectural forms in the mountains of Provence and painted the same scene from many different angles. He would use bold blocks of color to achieve a new spatial effect known as ``flat-depth'' to accommodate the unusual geological forms of the mountains. Cézanne travelled widely in the Provence region and also enjoyed painting the coast at L'Estaque.
Bibemus Quarry
c. 1895 (210 Kb); Oil on canvas, 65.1 x 81 cm (25 5/8 x 31 7/8 in);
Museum Folkwang, Essen; Venturi 767
Le Mont Sainte-Victoire
c. 1897-98 (110 Kb); Oil on canvas, 81 x 100.5 cm (31 7/8 x 39 1/2 in);
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg
No. 3K 1395. Formerly collection Bernhard Koehler, Berlin
Bibemus Quarry (Carrière de Bibemus)
1898 (130 Kb);
Oil on canvas, 92 x 72.8 cm (36 1/4 x 28 5/8 in);
The Barnes Foundation, Merion, Pennsylvania
Quarry and Mont Sainte-Victoire seen from Bibemus
Mont Sainte-Victoire
1900 (160 Kb); Oil on canvas, 78 x 99 cm (31 x 39 in);
Hermitage, St. Petersburg
Corner of Quarry
1900-02 (140 Kb); Oil on canvas, 44 x 53 cm (17 1/4 x 20 7/8 in);
The Barnes Foundation, Merion, Pennsylvania
Mont Sainte-Victoire
c. 1902 (220 Kb); Oil on canvas, 83.8 x 65 cm (33 x 25 5/8 in);
Estate of Henry Pearlman, New York
Mont Sainte-Victoire Seen from Les Lauves
1901-06 (110 Kb); Pencil and watercolor, 48 x 31 cm (18 7/8 x 12 1/4 in);
Private Collection
Le Mont Sainte-Victoire vu des Lauves
Mont Sainte-Victoire Seen from Les Lauves
1904-06 (100 Kb); Oil on canvas, 66 x 81.5 cm (26 x 32 1/8 in);
Private collection, Switzerland; Venturi no. 802
Le Mont Sainte-Victoire vu des Lauves
The Garden at Les Lauves
c. 1906 (180 Kb); Oil on canvas, 65.4 x 80.9 cm (25 3/4 x 31 7/8 in);
The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.; Venturi 1610