Melting Snow. Fontainbleau 1880

"Melting Snow. Fontainbleau" is an oil painting by Paul Cézanne created in 1880. This painting, now housed in the Museum of Modern Art, depicts a snowy landscape with a forest in the background. The scene features a foreground of snow-covered rocks, a central pathway that leads into the depths of the forest, and a light-filled sky above the tree canopy, all rendered with Cézanne’s signature thick brushstrokes. This work exemplifies Cézanne's fascination with the natural world and his pursuit of a new visual language, moving away from Impressionism towards a more structured approach.