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Trees

Maurice de Vlaminck, 1913–1914

National Museum Cardiff, Cardiff
© ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2007

'Trees', formerly titled 'L'Etang' is now thought to portray the banks of the Seine near Bougival and is a very characteristic example of Vlaminck's obsessive emulation of Cézanne's construction of landscape, his painterly technique and his systematic way of conveying form through colour. The Cézanne memorial exhibition in 1907 had a profound and sobering effect on Vlaminck and as a result his palette shifted from hot to cool colours, and he was inspired by Cézanne's architectural order and regard for space and depth.

More information

Title of artwork, date

Trees, 1913–1914

Date supported

1992

Medium and material

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

72 x 90 cm

Grant

11500

Total cost

112500

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