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The Pigeon Tower at Bellevue

1890
(French, 1839–1906)
France, 19th century
oil on fabric
Framed: 95.5 x 113 x 7 cm (37 5/8 x 44 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.); Unframed: 65.6 x 81.5 cm (25 13/16 x 32 1/16 in.)
The James W. Corrigan Memorial 1936.19
Location: 222 Impressionism & Post-Impressionism
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Cézanne’s method of compressing space and simplifying forms into flattened, geometric shapes provided the foundation for both Fauvism and Cubism.

Description

Paul Cezanne painted this composition in three horizontal planes: the azure blue of the sky; the luminous white of the tower and the farmyard buildings; and the burnt-orange shade of the foreground earth, whose color is indicative of the iron-rich soil of Provence. The shimmering greens of Cezanne’s favorite cypress and olive trees are interspersed across the middle ground. The composition is pared down to its essentials, devoid of extraneous detail; it exemplifies his ambition “to make something solid and enduring, like the art in museums.”
The Pigeon Tower at Bellevue

The Pigeon Tower at Bellevue

1890

Paul Cezanne

(French, 1839–1906)
France, 19th century

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