Artwork
Montagne Sainte-Victoire, from near Gardanne
Montagne Sainte-Victoire, from near Gardanne is an oil painting by the Impressionist artist Paul Cézanne. It dates from 1887 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
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Subject & Meaning
As a work within the landscape genre, the piece focuses on the physical representation of this specific Provençal terrain and its immediate surroundings.
Created in 1887, this oil painting functions as a landscape centered on the Montagne Sainte-Victoire, viewed from the vicinity of Gardanne. The composition specifically depicts architectural and natural elements, featuring a house and trees alongside the prominent mountain. As a work within the landscape genre, the piece focuses on the physical representation of this specific Provençal terrain and its immediate surroundings.
The available records identify the subject matter strictly through these depicted objects and the location, without elaborating on further allegorical symbolism or abstract meanings beyond the direct observation of the scene.
Technique & Style
Montagne Sainte-Victoire, from near Gardanne is an oil painting on canvas, executed with oil paint and characterized by a landscape composition that includes a house and a tree. The work belongs to the landscape genre and reflects Cezanne's approach to form through its structured arrangement of architectural and natural motifs. The painting's material composition - oil on canvas - provides the support and medium noted in the documentation.
Provenance records detail a series of ownership transitions from the artist to collectors in Paris, New York, and finally the National Gallery of Art, where it resides today. Condition information is not specified in the available sources.
History & Provenance
Paul Cézanne created the oil-on-canvas landscape Montagne Sainte-Victoire, from near Gardanne in 1887. The work's early ownership history begins with Jos Hessel in Paris, followed by the Paul Rosenberg and Co. gallery in the same city. It subsequently entered the collection of Dr. Gottlieb Friedrich Reber and his wife Erna Reber, who resided in Barmen, Germany, before relocating to Munich in 1918 and Switzerland in 1919.
The specific date of their acquisition remains unknown. In 1931, the Rebers sold the painting to Marie N. Harriman and W. Averell Harriman of New York through the Marie Harriman Gallery. Following this, the work was held by the W. Averell Harriman Foundation until it was gifted to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., in 1972, where it remains part of the permanent collection.
Overview
Paul Cezanne's oil on canvas painting, Montagne Sainte-Victoire, from near Gardanne, dates to approximately 1887. This landscape depicts the prominent Montagne Sainte-Victoire, a recurring motif in Cezanne's work, viewed from the vicinity of Gardanne. In the foreground, a small house and a solitary tree anchor the composition, providing a sense of scale against the imposing natural backdrop.
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Artist
Paul Cézanne ( say-ZAN, UK also siz-AN, US also say-ZAHN; French: ; Occitan: Pau Cesana; 19 January 1839 – 22 October 1906) was a French Post-Impressionist painter whose work introduced new modes of representation,…
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