Banks of the Seine at Médan

1880-1885

Paul Cezanne

Associated Names
Paul Cezanne

Artist, French, 1839 - 1906

The image features a cluster of trees with wispy foliage rising into the sky. The horizon is close to the bottom edge, with the tree tops silhouetted against it. The watercolor piece uses fluid brushstrokes and overlapping washes of color. The color palette includes light blues, greens, and earthy tones, creating a tranquil atmosphere. The sky is a pale blend of blue and cream, adding to the dreamy feel of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite

  • Credit Line

    Florian Carr Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 31 x 43 cm (12 3/16 x 16 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.102.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Ambroise Vollard [1866-1939], Paris). (Alex Reid & Lefevre Galleries, London). Mrs. Chester Beatty, London. Paul Rosenberg, New York. Norton Simon, Los Angeles. (Yayoi Gallery, Tokyo); private collection, Japan, from 1972; (Noortman Master Paintings, Amsterdam); (Mr. and Mrs. James T. Dyke, Little Rock); purchased by NGA 2013.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2012

  • De Delacroix à Signac: Dessins de la collection Dyke. Musée des impressionnismes Giverny, 2012, 78, 92, 160, no. 50 (color).

2013

  • Color, Line, Light: French Drawings, Watercolors, and Pastels from Delacroix to Signac. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2013, 78, 92, 160, no. 50 (color)(cat. published in 2012).

Bibliography

1943

  • Venturi, Lionello_Paul Cezanne: Water Colours_Oxford: Bruno Cassirer, 1945: 37, 51, Fig. 24.

1983

  • John Rewald_Paul Cezanne: The Watercolors_ Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1983: 125, fig 163.

Wikidata ID

Q64618933

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