Post-Impressionism · 1903

Mont Sainte-Victoire

Paul Cézanne 1839–1906

Mont Sainte-Victoire (1903) by Paul Cézanne. Its palette is led by muted azure blue (#7091b4, 15%) and light indigo blue (#90b1e3, 10%), with accents of lime green, dark grey, light orange amber and graphite. Overall the canvas is light, vivid and cool.

Palette

• #5e7542 MG 066 lime green 17.7% of canvas
• #5b6159 MG 216 dark grey 16.9% of canvas
• #7091b4 MG 095 muted azure blue 15.4% of canvas
• #c6a05e MG 032 light orange amber 14.6% of canvas
• #303d34 MG 218 graphite 11.6% of canvas
• #90b1e3 MG 101 light indigo blue 9.8% of canvas
• #8aa6b7 MG 094 light muted blue 8.0% of canvas
• #769cdf MG 102 light blue 5.9% of canvas

Color families

Blue 36%, Green 20%, Gray 15%, Brown 14%, Yellow 11%

Measurements

Lightness

0.59

Contrast

0.46

Vividness

0.060

Warmth

-0.35

Complexity

199 cells

Hue range

0.68

Focus

0.03

Details

Date

1903

Medium

Oil on canvas

Size

73.0 × 91.9 cm

Genre

landscape painting

Collection

Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia

More by Paul Cézanne

• The Boy in the Red Vest, 19th century
• Jeune Fille au piano (Girl at the Piano - The Overture to Tannhauser), 1869
• Mardi Gras, 1888
• The Card Players, 1890
• Mont Sainte-Victoire seen from Bellevue, 1892
• Rideau, Cruchon et Compotier, c. 1893