A Sense of Place-C??zanne in Provence: An Introduction to the Exhibition

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Philip Conisbee, senior curator of European paintings, National Gallery of Art. The exhibition C??zanne in Provence– on view from January 29 to May 7, 2006, at the National Gallery of Art- marked the centenary of the artist’s death and showcased more than 115 paintings, watercolors, and lithographs by Paul C??zanne of the landscape and people of Provence. In this podcast recorded on January 29, 2006, curator Philip Conisbee highlights the Proven??al sites that C??zanne depicted, including the C??zanne family estate, the fishing village of L’Estaque, the countryside hamlets of Gardanne and Bellevue, the isolated landscape of Bib??mus, the Ch??teau Noir near Aix-en-Provence, and Montagne Sainte-Victoire. He also discusses a group of late landscapes and the monumental painting Large Bathers, on loan from the National Gallery, London. The exhibition was co-organized by the National Gallery of Art; Mus??e Granet, Communaut?? du Pays d’Aix, Aix-en-Provence; and the R??union des mus??es nationaux, Paris.