CÉZANNE, Paul
(b. 1839, Aix-en-Provence, d. 1906, Aix-en-Provence)

The Bridge of Trois-Sautets

1906
Pencil and watercolur, 210 x 270 mm
Art Museum, Cincinnati

In the hot summer of 1906, Cézanne frequently went to the banks of the river Arc. Here, in the shade of the trees, he painted colourful, semi-abstract watercolours, to which he later gave added structure using pencil lines.