Fun Fact
Mountain Obsession: Paul Cézanne painted and drew Mont Sainte-Victoire over 80 times, creating more than 30 oil paintings and 45 watercolors of this majestic peak.
Chapter 1
The stubborn rebel of Aix-en-Provence
Chapter 2
Painting with geometry and apples
Chapter 3
The obsession with Mont Sainte-Victoire
Chapter 4
The father of us all
YOUR GOAL
Master of The art of Paul Cézanne
Ch 3 · The obsession with Mont Sainte-Victoire
streetspirit Mont Sainte-Victoire
Eighty times on canvas, shades of green and blue, a mountain made brand new!
streetspirit Cézanne painted outdoors in extreme weather, believing that nature must be studied firsthand.
streetspirit The towering limestone ridge of Mont Sainte-Victoire stands in southern France.
BETA
streetspirit Build the mountain using geometric shapes to discover how Cézanne revolutionized modern art.
Fun Fact
The final storm: Paul Cézanne painted outdoors for several hours during a massive rainstorm just one week before his death in October 1906.
Glossary
les lauves (noun)
Paul Cézanne's custom-built hilltop studio in France, designed in 1901 to capture the perfect natural light for his landscape masterpieces. It served as his peaceful sanctuary for painting his beloved Mont Sainte-Victoire and still houses his original art tools today. Think of it as the ultimate creative headquarters, where the legendary artist could look out his window and study his favorite mountain for hours.
Paul Cézanne's custom-built hilltop studio in France, designed in 1901 to capture the perfect natural light for his landscape masterpieces. It served as his peaceful sanctuary for painting his beloved Mont Sainte-Victoire and still houses his original art tools today. Think of it as the ultimate creative headquarters, where the legendary artist could look out his window and study his favorite mountain for hours.
Note
Paul Cézanne’s decades-long obsession with Mont Sainte-Victoire actually began with a fast-moving view from a train window in 1878. If you had to paint one landmark for thirty years, which one would you choose?
streetspirit Cézanne built a custom studio at Les Lauves to paint his beloved mountain in isolation.
Glossary
motif (noun)
A dominant or recurring image, subject, or idea in an artistic work. Paul Cézanne adopted Mont Sainte-Victoire as a central motif, painting it over sixty times before 1906.
A dominant or recurring image, subject, or idea in an artistic work. Paul Cézanne adopted Mont Sainte-Victoire as a central motif, painting it over sixty times before 1906.
Quiz
What was the name of the hilltop studio Paul Cézanne built in 1901 to be near his favorite landscapes?
Quiz
What extreme weather condition did Paul Cézanne frequently brave while painting outdoors in southern France?
Quiz
Approximately how many oil paintings and watercolors did Paul Cézanne create of Mont Sainte-Victoire?
Quiz
How did Paul Cézanne transport his heavy painting gear to outdoor locations in his later years?