Chateau de Madan 1881

"Chateau de Madan" is a watercolor painting by Paul Cézanne, dating back to 1881. This artwork, now housed in the Kunsthaus Zürich, exemplifies Cézanne's fascination with the interplay of light and color. The painting depicts a landscape, likely in the south of France, with a focus on the chateau, its surrounding trees, and a river in the foreground. Cézanne's use of broken brushstrokes and subtle hues gives the scene a sense of depth and vibrancy, typical of his Post-Impressionist style. The composition, with its emphasis on geometric forms and planes, also prefigures his later contributions to the development of Cubism.