Mont Sainte-Victoire and the Viaduct of the Arc River Valley
The Met
Artist: Paul Cézanne(French, Aix-en-Provence 1839–1906 Aix-en-Provence)
Date: 1882–85
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 25 3/4 x 32 1/8 in. (65.4 x 81.6 cm)
Credit Line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A painted landscape with tall green trees, an arched viaduct in a valley, and distant mountains
Detailed Description
A painted landscape shows a wide valley framed by trees and mountains under a light blue sky. The sky, occupying the top quarter, is a pale blue with visible white brushstrokes. In the immediate foreground on the left, a cluster of three to four tall, slender trees with dark green foliage leans slightly to the right. A single, very tall, slender tree with green foliage stands upright in the center-right foreground. The ground beneath these trees is rendered with dark green and brown brushstrokes. The midground reveals a broad valley composed of patches of vibrant green fields and lighter brown earth. Small, light-colored buildings with reddish-brown roofs are scattered throughout the valley. A prominent, long, light-colored stone viaduct with multiple arches stretches horizontally across the middle of the valley, positioned between two distant hills. A winding, light brown path or road is visible in the lower right, descending into the valley. In the background, rolling hills covered in green and brown foliage rise. On the far left, a large, light gray mountain peak rises on the horizon, partially obscured by the foreground trees. The painting features visible brushstrokes and a textured appearance.
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