The Pool at Jas de Bouffan
The Met
Artist: Paul Cézanne(French, Aix-en-Provence 1839–1906 Aix-en-Provence)
Date: ca. 1885–86
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 25 1/2 x 31 7/8 in. (64.8 x 81 cm)
Credit Line: Bequest of Stephen C. Clark, 1960
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A park scene with two large trees, a light fence, a stone fountain, and a path
Detailed Description
A painting depicts a park or garden scene with natural elements and a distant structure. Two prominent, thick-trunked trees stand in the central foreground, their dark brown and reddish-brown trunks extending from the bottom edge upwards, partially obscuring the midground. The tree on the left is slightly thicker and closer to the left edge, while the one on the right is more central. Behind the trees, a light-colored fence with vertical pickets stretches horizontally across the midground. Below the fence, a low, dark wall runs parallel to it. In front of this wall, between the two large trees, a small, light-colored stone fountain with a curved back is visible. To the right of the right tree, further back, a rounded, brownish-grey sculpture or object sits on a pedestal. Green and blue-green foliage fills the upper and middle sections of the painting. A lighter sky with hints of white and pale blue is visible through gaps in the foliage, particularly in the upper right. In the far background, a distant, light-colored building or structure with a sloped roof is situated among the trees on a hill. The ground in the foreground and midground is rendered with brushstrokes of green, yellow, and brown. A wide, light-colored path or road curves from the lower right corner upwards and towards the left, disappearing behind the right tree.
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