Village at the Water's Edge (Village au bord de l'eau)  1876

Cézanne presents a panoramic view of L'Estaque, the southern coastal French town he visited throughout his life. The elongated perspective emphasizes the exaggerated horizontal orientation of the canvas and the town's hilly seaside terrain. Although it appears as if the artist is capturing the scene from the water, he likely painted it from one of the hills on the outskirt...