Paul Cézanne
It's time for a bit of sun!
In 1876, Cézanne enthusiastically described the picturesque French fishing village of L’Estaque to his fellow painter, Camille Pissarro, likening it to a vibrant playing card with its red roofs set against the backdrop of the azure sea. He marveled at the intense sunlight that seemed to imbue objects with black-and-white contrasts and a spectrum of colors, including blue, red, brown, and violet.
Over the next decade, Cézanne created approximately 20 different views of L'Estaque, with around a dozen of them capturing the scenes looking out toward or across the gulf of Marseilles. In the distance of this painting, situated atop the hill to the right of the jetty, the towering structures of Notre-Dame de la Garde vigilantly oversee the city of Marseilles.
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P.S. Southern France was as much of an inspiration for Cézanne as the Italian coast was for Monet. Discover Monet's beautiful views of Bordighera, which also happened to be an inspiration for the iconic Call Me By Your Name movie.