Galerie Mont L’Estaque, Melting Snow – Paul Cézanne^ Cézanne

Painted in 1870, L’Estaque, Melting Snow belongs to the Impressionist period of Cézanne’s work. The artist regularly stayed in the village of l’Estaque, near Marseille, where he found the inspiration to create numerous landscape compositions that would have a profound effect on the history of art.

The painting depicts a winter landscape where melted snow covers the hills in the village of Estaque. The composition is balanced and harmonious, with simplified geometric forms and expressive strokes of paint that give the work a sense of depth and movement. The colour palette is dominated by cool, nuanced tones, such as blue, grey and white, which create a peaceful and poetic atmosphere. The contrasts between light and shadow accentuate the beauty of the landscape and invite the viewer to contemplate nature in all its splendour.

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