The Allée of Chestnut Trees at the Jas de Bouffan (L'allée des marronniers au Jas de Bouffan)

Discussion

FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG

For much of the 1880s and 1890s, Cézanne lived and worked at the Jas de Bouffan, his father's estate on the outskirts of Aix-en-Provence. Often he painted scenes from around the property, which included a large 18th-century house and formal gardens. Here he focuses on an alley formed by two rows of chestnut trees, translating the light filtering through the leaves into a grid-like pattern of geometric shapes. Green foliage is suggested by deliberate parallel marks.

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