Paul Cézanne
Paul Cézanne 保羅・塞尚 | Rochers 岩石
1867
This oil painting by Paul Cézanne depicts a natural landscape dominated by large rocky formations, showcasing the artist's characteristic approach to rendering solid geometric forms through careful modulation of color and brushwork. Created during a period when Cézanne was increasingly interested in breaking down natural subjects into their essential structural components, "Rochers" exemplifies his influence on early modernism and the development of Cubism. The composition emphasizes the underlying architectural quality of the landscape, with the rocks treated as volumetric masses that reveal Cézanne's revolutionary method of constructing form through planes of warm and cool tones rather than traditional linear perspective.
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby's
Notes
Literature: Walter Feilchenfeldt, Jayne Warman and David Nash, The Paintings of Paul Cézanne, an online catalogue raisonné, www.cezannecatalogue.com, no. 381 (accessed on 23rd January 2026) John Elderfield, "Excavations," Cézanne, The Rock and Quarry Paintings , Princeton, New Haven, 2020, no. 6, p. 7, illustrated (titled Rocks and dated 1867–68) ---------------------------------------------- Walter Feilchenfeldt，Jayne Warman 與 David Nash著，《The Paintings of Paul Cézanne, an online catalogue raisonné》，編號381，於2026年1月23日擷取自[www.cezannecatalogue.com] John Elderfield著，〈Excavations〉，《Cézanne, The Rock and Quarry Paintings》（普林斯頓，紐哈芬，2020年），圖版6，第7頁，載圖（命名為《Rocks》並紀年1867-68） Exhibition History: Martigny, Fondation Pierre Gianadda, Paul Cézanne: le chant de la terre , 16 June – 19 November 2017, no. 16, illustrated Paris, Musée Marmottan Monet, Cezanne et les Maîtres, rêve d'Italie , 27 February – 5 July 2020, no. 26, illustrated ---------------------------------------------- 馬汀尼，皮耶・吉雅納達基金會，〈Paul Cézanne: le chant de la terre〉，2017年6月16日至11月19日，圖版16，載圖 巴黎，瑪摩丹美術館，〈Cezanne et les Maîtres, rêve d'Italie〉，2020年2月27日至7月5日，圖版26，載圖
🔨 Auction Lot
Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction
March 29, 2026
Estimate: $3,000,000 – $5,000,000
Lot 39
Spotted works by Paul Cézanne
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