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This valley is a patchwork of greens, ochres and soft blues, and a dull copy flattens it. Our Cezanne Mont Sainte Victoire viaduct print was graded against the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s own photograph, so the pines stay green and the mountain keeps its blue.
Canvas, framed or paper
Stretched canvas. Printed on cotton canvas and stretched taut over a frame. The edges are mirror-wrapped, so the picture continues around the sides and none of it is lost to the fold.
Framed canvas. The same canvas, set in a black, white, natural wood or dark wood frame 0.83 in deep. The frame gives the work a finished edge and a little more presence on the wall.
Framed print. Printed on fine art matte paper and framed in solid pine, behind shatterproof plexiglass, in black, white, natural wood or dark wood. It arrives ready to hang. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame.
Fine art print. Printed on 310gsm fine art matte paper, for framing your own way. It travels rolled and protected. From 18x24 inch.
Sizes
20x16 inch, 30x24 inch, 40x32 inch. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame, so the visible painting is a little smaller.
On your wall
Its greens and ochres suit a living room, a study or a hallway. They look lovely with cream, olive and natural wood, and a natural or black frame suits the landscape.
About the painting
Mont Sainte-Victoire and the Viaduct of the Arc River Valley by Paul Cézanne
Aix-en-Provence, 1878
In October 1877 a new railway opened between Aix and Marseille. A few months later Cézanne wrote to his friend Émile Zola about the view from the train as it crossed the bridge over the Arc valley: the mountain, he said, was a beautiful subject.
Seen from a train
At thirty-nine he began painting Mont Sainte-Victoire, and he never stopped. Here tall pines frame the wide valley, the railway viaduct crosses it right of centre, and the mountain rises far behind.
Solid and durable
He wanted to make Impressionism into something solid and durable, like the art in museums, and here he builds the view in layers that lead your eye into the distance. It belongs to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
Read the story
Paul Cézanne's most famous subject may have started with a view from a train window.
In October 1877, a new railway opens between Aix-en-Provence and Marseille, in the south of France. It crosses the valley of the river Arc on a bridge.
A few months later, Cézanne writes to his friend, the writer Émile Zola. From the train, he says, the mountain of Sainte-Victoire is a beautiful subject.
He's thirty-nine. And he begins to paint it.
Here, tall pines frame the view. Below them the wide valley stretches away, in patches of green and ochre, and right across it runs the railway viaduct.
Far behind, the mountain rises, soft and blue.
He builds the picture in layers, one behind the other, drawing your eye deeper and deeper in. He wanted to make Impressionism into something solid and lasting, like the art in museums.
He would go on painting this mountain for more than twenty years. This one belongs to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York.
Look through the pines, find the viaduct, and imagine the train.
Mont Sainte-Victoire and the Viaduct of the Arc River Valley. Paul Cézanne, 1882 to 1885.
How each piece is brought to life
Faithful to the original, and made to be felt on your wall.
Graded against the original
We compare every work with the original as we grade it, keeping the artist’s colours true while bringing back their depth and glow. Every mark stays the artist’s own.
Printed for you
Printed to order on cotton canvas or fine art paper, then framed if you chose a frame, in 1 to 3 business days.
On your wall
It arrives 5 to 12 business days later, tracked and free anywhere in the US. Framed pieces come ready to hang.
Questions
Is this the original painting?
No. The original hangs in a museum. What you receive is a fine art reproduction, remastered from the original and printed for you, with every mark where the artist left it.
Will the colour look flat?
This is where most reproductions disappoint, and it is where we spend the most time. Each work is graded side by side with the original: faithful to the artist’s colours, with the depth and warmth brought back, so it moves you on the wall the way it was meant to. Canvas reads a touch softer than a backlit screen, and every screen shows colour a little differently.
Will the edges be cropped?
Each size is a standard frame size, so we fit the painting by trimming a little from its edges. We never stretch or squash it, and we check every size by eye so no face, figure or signature is cut. On canvas the edges are mirror-wrapped, which keeps the whole picture on the front.
Which size is right for my wall?
Aim for about two-thirds the width of the furniture beneath it. Over a sofa or a sideboard, one of the two largest sizes will hold the wall. The size guide lists every size in inches and centimetres, with the kind of wall each one suits.
How long does it take?
Your piece is printed in 1–3 business days, then spends 5–12 business days in transit, tracked all the way. Delivery is free anywhere in the US. We are unable to deliver to PO boxes.
What if it arrives damaged?
Send us a photograph and we will remake it and send it again. There is nothing to return.
Can I return it?
Yes, within 30 days of delivery. Our returns policy has the details.
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Printed to order
Graded against the original, then printed for you on cotton canvas or fine art paper in 1–3 business days.
The whole painting
Every mark is the artist’s own, and canvas edges are mirror-wrapped so the whole picture stays on the front.
Free US shipping
On every order, tracked, 5–12 business days in transit.
30-day returns
Returns and exchanges within 30 days of delivery.
