Musée d'Orsay Collection Includes Cézanne's 'Montagne Sainte-Victoire' (c. 1890)
Paul Cézanne's 'Montagne Sainte-Victoire,' an oil-on-canvas painting dated to around 1890, is held in the collection of the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. The work measures 65 by 95.2 centimeters and was acquired in 1969 via a donation with reserved usufruct from the granddaughter of Auguste Pellerin. It was initially attributed to the Louvre before being assigned to the Musée d'Orsay. The painting has been exhibited extensively, including at the Musée de l'Orangerie (1936), the Tate Gallery (1996), the Philadelphia Museum of Art (1996), and the National Gallery of Art in Washington (2006), among others.
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Cézanne's series of Montagne Sainte-Victoire paintings is central to Post-Impressionism, bridging Impressionist color and the geometric structure that influenced Cubism. The Musée d'Orsay's version, with its distinctive brushwork and compositional balance, exemplifies the artist's mature style. For collectors and scholars, the work's provenance—moving from the Pellerin family to a national museum—underscores the institutional validation of Cézanne as a cornerstone of modern art.
- Artists: Paul Cézanne
- People: Auguste Pellerin
- Museums: Musée d'Orsay, Musée du Louvre
- Locations: Paris
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