Houses at Chou, Pontoise
circa 1881
Paul Cézanne painted this lush, green hideaway around 1881 while hanging out with his friend Camille Pissarro in Pontoise. Notice those thick, blocky brushstrokes? They look a bit messy up close, but they actually helped invent Cubism by turning nature into architectural blocks of color. The little white house peeks out from the dense forest like a secret cottage, surrounded by the vibrant, vibrating greens of the French countryside that Cézanne loved so much.
- Technique
- Oil on canvas
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