Objects like the trees, occasional architecture and hills are painted in simple geometric form however the complex amount of thickly layered brushstrokes create texture and depth. Cezanne aimed to portray the spatial and color relations visible in his motif as it was to construct a closely integrated, independent painting. Rather then seeing this piece as single brushstrokes, he wanted viewers to see the painting as a whole landscape, as if we were seeing how he perceived the landscape rather then how it actually was. The choice of color palette in Cézanne’s paintings also varied in regards to how he was feeling that day or a memory in regards to the location. The “physical landscape that motivates him to paint, suggests a range of possible treatments and serves as the standard by which the work is judged as it progresses.” (Loran 1) This is evident in another painting done by Cezanne in 1904 which is also part of the series he did of Mont
Objects like the trees, occasional architecture and hills are painted in simple geometric form however the complex amount of thickly layered brushstrokes create texture and depth. Cezanne aimed to portray the spatial and color relations visible in his motif as it was to construct a closely integrated, independent painting. Rather then seeing this piece as single brushstrokes, he wanted viewers to see the painting as a whole landscape, as if we were seeing how he perceived the landscape rather then how it actually was. The choice of color palette in Cézanne’s paintings also varied in regards to how he was feeling that day or a memory in regards to the location. The “physical landscape that motivates him to paint, suggests a range of possible treatments and serves as the standard by which the work is judged as it progresses.” (Loran 1) This is evident in another painting done by Cezanne in 1904 which is also part of the series he did of Mont