The Pigeon Tower at Bellevue

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C¨¦zanne was among the first artists to break with Impressionism and replace its interest in atmospheric effects with a new emphasis on geometric structure. Between 1888 and 1892, he painted two views of the pigeon tower at his brother-in-law's house in Bellevue, a small town in southern France. To make the tower the focal point of the composition, C¨¦zanne exaggerated its cylindrical shape, extending it upward and to the left. Title The Pigeon Tower at Bellevue Creator Paul Cezanne (French, 1839¨C1906) Date Created 1890 Physical Dimensions Framed 95.5 x 113 x 7 cm (37 5/8 x 44 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.); Unframed 65.6 x 81.5 cm (25 13/16 x 32 1/16 in.) Provenance Maxime Conil [1822- ?] Aix en Provence, France, brother-in-law of the artist, sold to Ambroise Vollard, December 18, 1899, (Ambroise Vollard, Paris, France, January 25, 1922, sold to Ralph M. Coe), Ralph M. Coe [1882-1959], Cleveland, OH, Mrs. Ralph M. Coe [1891-1966], Cleveland, OH, November 7, 1935, to Knoedler & Co.for sale, (Knoedler & Co., New York, NY, January 6, 1936, work returned to Mr. Ralph M. Coe), Mr. Ralph M. Coe, Cleveland, OH, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH Type Painting Rights CC0 Medium oil on fabric Fun Fact C¨¦zanne¡¯s method of compressing space and simplifying forms into flattened, geometric shapes provided the foundation for both Fauvism and Cubism. Department Modern European Painting and Sculpture Culture France, 19th century Credit Line The James W. Corrigan Memorial Collection Mod Euro - Painting 1800-1960 Accession Number 1936.19 Show more