The House with the Cracked Walls
The Met
Artist: Paul Cézanne(French, Aix-en-Provence 1839–1906 Aix-en-Provence)
Date: 1892–94
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 31 1/2 x 25 1/4 in. (80 x 64.1 cm)
Credit Line: The Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Collection, Gift of Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg, 1993, Bequest of Walter H. Annenberg, 2002
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A cracked, light-brown building on a rocky hillside with green trees under a dark blue sky
Detailed Description
A light-brown building with a prominent vertical crack stands on a rocky, tree-covered hillside under a dark sky. The building, positioned slightly right of center, is tall and narrow, with a reddish-brown tiled roof. A large, jagged crack runs down its front face, from the roofline almost to the base. A small, dark, rectangular window is visible on the upper right side of the building. Below the main crack, another horizontal reddish-brown band suggests a lower structural element. The hillside slopes downwards from the building, featuring large, light-colored rock formations in shades of off-white, pale yellow, and light grey, particularly prominent on the right side. These rocks are interspersed with patches of green and dark green vegetation, rendered with visible brushstrokes. Several trees with dark, slender trunks and green foliage are scattered across the hillside, some to the left of the building and others behind the large rock formation on the right. The foliage is depicted with loose, textured brushstrokes in various shades of green and blue-green. The upper quarter of the image is filled with a dark, textured sky, rendered in deep blues, purples, and grays.
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