Description
Although Cezanne exhibited twice with the Impressionists, he rejected his friends’ goals of capturing the fleeting effects of light and atmosphere in their art. Instead, he sought to create balance among the forms and colors in his compositions. This painting depicts the valley of the Arc River that runs southeast of Cezanne’s home in Aix-en-Provence. Throughout the composition, he juxtaposed strokes of different hues, describing the leaves, branches, and the stream with color rather than drawing the outlines of forms.
Provenance
Ambroise Vollard [1866-1939], Paris, France; Walther Halvorsen [1887-1972]. Oslo, Norway; (Galerie Brummer, Paris, France/New York, NY); (Galerie Heinemann, Munich, Germany, by 1928, sold to a Private Collection); Private Collection, Vienna, Austria; Robert Treat Paine, Jr., Boston, MA; Thomas Metcalf, Boston, MA; (Knoedler Galleries, New York, NY); (Sam Salz, New York, NY, March 12, 1945, sold to Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.); Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. [1889-1957], Cleveland, OH, bequeathed to the Cleveland Museum of Art; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Dimensions
59.2 × 81 cm
Movement / Period
Accession No
1958.20
Official Citations
Curatorial Affinity Stream
Continuing the Universe of Paul Cezanne (French, 1839–1906)
Modern European Painting and Sculpture • France, late 19th-early 20th Century • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries
Continuous Discovery