Landscape 

Paul Cézanne painted this landscape with oils on canvas sometime in the late 19th century, a period defined by industrialization and shifting social structures. Cézanne, often working outside the Parisian art scene, captured the essence of the French countryside with a focus on structure and form. His landscapes, though seemingly straightforward, challenged the traditional academic painting styles of his time. The scene depicts buildings nestled among trees, with an overlying sense of serenity. This challenges the visual hierarchies often found in more classical landscapes. Cézanne’s approach was deeply personal. He once said, “Painting from nature is not copying the object; it is realizing one’s sensations.” He seemed to seek an authentic representation that acknowledged the artist’s subjective experiences. Cézanne’s landscape serves as a kind of bridge, connecting the older traditions of landscape painting with the radical experiments of the 20th century, and capturing both a physical place and an emotional state.