Atelier Cézanne, Artist studio and museum in Aix-en-Provence, France
Atelier Cézanne is the painter's last studio, a bastide on the Lauves hill north of Aix-en-Provence, completed in September 1902. The upper-floor workshop is lit by large south-facing windows and a glass roof to the north. Inside, a long wooden shelf holds ceramic jugs, vases and a green glass bottle above a chest of drawers, with a caned chair, framed paintings and a leaning wooden ladder.
The building was adapted from an old farmhouse that Cézanne purchased in 1901 to construct his personal studio according to his specific needs. This new workspace marked a significant moment in his artistic development during the final years of his life.
The studio displays the personal objects that Cézanne painted repeatedly, such as furniture, vases, and everyday items from his living space. These belongings reveal how the artist continuously found new ways to see and interpret his immediate surroundings.
Plan your visit in advance to check current opening times, as the studio occasionally closes for renovations or maintenance work. Allow time to walk up the hill and explore the rooms and collections at a leisurely pace.
Cézanne painted Mont Sainte-Victoire 44 times in oil and 43 in watercolour, but only 28 of these were made from the Terrain des Peintres, about 1 km from the studio; nine of those canvases are reproduced on ceramic plaques there. The studio's north glass roof and south windows lit his final still lifes.
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