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This painting probably depicts a scene outside the grounds of the chateau de Marcouville, very close to Pontoise. C¨¦zanne's interest in this landscape may be linked to the fact th at his friend Camille Pissarro had already painted there five years earlier. However the comparison stops there. The patient search for gentle solutions typical of Pissarro seems far removed from this painting imbued with powerful energy. C¨¦zanne was interested in the clump of tall trees on the banks of the Viosne. The difficulty was in making this landscape of greenery readable . To this end, he contrasted the rectilinear aspect of the poplars with the confused mass of the other trees. Between the slanting brushstrokes, characteristic of this period, the white background filters through almost everywhere, bringing luminosity and animation to the surface of the painting. Clearly C¨¦zanne was seeking to overcome the technical difficulty of representing a view where the only motif was foliage. The difference between this wooded landscape and those of the Barbizon school is significant. C¨¦zanne, like Pissarro, represented trees that had been planted by man rather than those that grew naturally . He therefore introduced into his paintings signs of human activity organising the landscape, rather than Nature's anarchic growth. ±êÌâ ÑîÊ÷ ´´×÷ÕßÊÙÃü 1839 - 1906 ´´×÷Õ߹ú¼® French ´´×÷ÕßÐԱð Male ´´×÷ÈÕÆÚ 1879 - 1880 ʵ¼ʳߴç w800 x h650 cm Provenance Bequest of Joseph Reinach, 1921 Original Title Les Peupliers Credit Line ? Mus¨¦e d'Orsay, dist. RMN / Patrice Schmidt Painter ±£Âޡ¤ÈûÉÐ ÀàÐÍ Oil on canvas ȨÀû ? Mus¨¦e d'Orsay, dist. RMN / Patrice Schmidt ÍⲿÁ´½Ó https //www.musee-orsay.fr/en/collections Show more