Auvers, Panoramic View

Paul Cezanne made this work while being mentored by Impressionist Camille Pissarro. He rendered the unusual perspective—looking down onto the rooftops of Auvers and out to the distant countryside—with blocky, energetic patches of color and areas of ragged brushwork that might seem unfinished. These choices mark Cezanne's attempt to communicate not merely the landscape’s appearance but also the feeling of seeing it and painting it.