After settling in Aix, France, in 1899, Cézanne ventured daily into the surrounding Provencal landscape in search of subjects to paint. Chateau Noir, a recently constructed neo-Gothic castle designed to mimic aged ruins, captivated him. He repeatedly represented this structure and also painted from its grounds, where he had an unobstructed view of nearby Mont Sainte-Victoire, another favored subject. As is typical of landscapes executed late in his career, Cézanne applied thick paint in broad, multihued swatches.
2012
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Ambroise Vollard, Paris
Claude Monet, Giverny (Oct. 26, 1906);
Michel Monet, Giverny
Galerie Durand-Ruel, Paris and New York, and Paul Rosenberg, Paris and New York
Dr. David M. Levy, New York (Jan. 2, 1941);
The Museum of Modern Art, New York (1957). Gift of Mrs. David M. Levy
Per Feilchenfeldt, Walter, Jayne Warman, and David Nash. "Château Noir”, 1803-04 (FWN 360)." The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. https://www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=913 (retrieved Mar 21, 2022).
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