the bay of estaque paul cezanne

the bay of estaque paul cezanneIt was around 1885 that Paul Czanne painted this bird's eye view of an impressive natural setting: the bay of Estaque, northwest of Marseille. The small impressionnist oil on canvas shows the blue hues of the sky and the Mediterranean Sea. In the foreground of the work are the reddish roofs and long chimneys of the houses. Would you like to buy another painting by Paul Czanne? Discover all our reproductions of this artist.

The repetition of the circular forms and the very nature of the circle refer to the cyclical movement

Ferdinand Hodler painted many landscapes in which he put his theory of parallelism into practice

The arrangement of tables

depicts the eponymous bridge over the Harlem River in New York

rectangles

an imposing building surrounded by lush vegetation and majestic trees

contrasting colours - including red

such as the objects on the desk

The bold and expressive brushstrokes

triangles and lines

painted a multitude of domestic animals such as dogs

The flows mix but also oppose each other