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Cezanne: The Rock and Quarry Paintings

Edited by John Elderfield, Contributions by Faya Causey, Contributions by Sara Green, Contributions by Annemarie Iker, Contributions by Ariel Kline, Contributions by Anna Swinbourne

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A rich vein of the artistâ€™s mature work, depicting the foundations of landscape and place From the mid-1860s until shortly before his death, Paul CÃ©zanne (1839â€“1906) created 27 canvases that take rock formations as their principal subjects. This is the first publication to focus exclusively on these extraordinary works. It illustrates all of CÃ©zanneâ€™s mature paintings of rock formations, including scenes of theÂ terrain of the forest of Fontainebleau, the Mediterranean coastal village of Lâ€™Estaque, and the area around Aix-en-Provence, alongside examples of his watercolors of these subjects. An introductory essay by John Elderfield assesses these paintings in terms of their character, development, and relationship to CÃ©zanneâ€™s other works; their critical interpretations; and their geological and corporeal associations. Faya Causeyâ€™s essay examines the ProvenÃ§al context of CÃ©zanneâ€™s rock and quarry paintings, as well as the status of geology in France during the second half of the 19th century. The catalogue section, introduced by Anna Swinbourne, chronicles the sites, presenting details of where specifically the paintings were made and of the features that they represent, together with technical aspects of particular works. Distributed for the Princeton University Art Museum Exhibition Schedule: Princeton University Art Museum