Bäume, die sich über Felsen neigen
c. 1892
Paul Cézanne was the 'father of us all' according to Picasso, and this sketch shows exactly why. He’s stripping nature down to its bones, using loose blue and green watercolor washes over scratchy pencil lines to map out trees and rocks without worrying about a polished finish. The huge amount of blank paper isn't laziness; it’s Cézanne focusing purely on the structural relationship between the elements, treating the landscape like a geometric puzzle. This raw, unfinished look broke the rules of the 1890s and directly paved the way for Cubism.
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