Landscape near Paris

Paul Cézanne’s Landscape near Paris was created in 1876, as established by documentary consensus. The painting likely entered the collection of American financier Egisto Fabbri in Florence through dealer Ambroise Vollard, remaining in Fabbri’s possession until at least 1920. By 1927, it passed to the Paris, London, and New York gallery of Paul Rosenberg and Co., which sold it on 14 November of that year to Chester Dale, a prominent New York collector.

Dale retained ownership until his death in 1962, after which the work was gifted to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., in 1963, where it remains in the permanent collection. No direct commission records exist, suggesting Cézanne painted it independently.

Landscape near Paris is held by the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., where it entered the collection in 1963 as a gift from Chester Dale (1883–1962) of New York. Dale had acquired the painting on 14 November 1927 from Paul Rosenberg and Co., which operated in London, New York, and Paris. The work had previously been owned by Egisto Fabbri (1866–1933) of Florence, who held it at least until 1920, and was probably acquired by Fabbri from Ambroise Vollard (1866–1939) in Paris. The painting is catalogued as no. 496 in John Rewald's catalogue raisonné of Cézanne's paintings (1996).

Paul Cézanne's "Landscape near Paris," an oil on canvas from approximately 1876, captures a serene rural vista. This painting showcases the artist's developing style in landscape, moving beyond conventional representation to explore the underlying structure of nature. It presents a quiet segment of the countryside, emphasizing essential forms and the interaction of light and shade rather than intricate realism.