Paul Cézanne
The Road Bridge at L’Estaque
From $100
This stream is made of patches of green, blue and orange laid side by side, and a muddy copy loses them. Our Cezanne the brook print was graded against the Cleveland Museum of Art’s own photograph, so the greens stay fresh and the water keeps its light.
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
16x12 inch, 20x16 inch, 24x18 inch, 30x24 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 blues suit a bedroom, a study or a calm living room. They look fresh with white, sage and natural wood, and a natural or white frame keeps it light.
About the painting
The Brook by Paul Cézanne
The Arc valley, around 1895
The Arc river runs through the valley southeast of Cézanne’s home town, Aix-en-Provence. In his fifties he went out to paint there, among the trees by the water.
Not the Impressionist way
He had shown twice with the Impressionists, but he didn’t want to catch a passing moment of light. He wanted balance between the shapes and colours of a picture.
Colour, not lines
So he drew nothing in outline. The leaves, the branches and the stream are all made of strokes of different colours, set side by side. It belongs to the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Read the story
There isn't a single drawn line in this painting. Everything is made of colour.
It's the late 1890s. Paul Cézanne is in his late fifties, back home in Aix-en-Provence. At last, a dealer in Paris has given him his first solo show.
South of the town, the river Arc runs through a green valley. Cézanne goes down to paint among the trees by the water.
Years before, he showed his work twice with the Impressionists. But he never wanted what they wanted.
They tried to catch a passing moment of light. Cézanne wanted something steadier. Balance between the shapes and colours of a picture.
So he doesn't draw the leaves, or the branches, or the bank of the stream. He lays down strokes of different colours, side by side, green and blue and orange, and lets them build the scene.
The trees arch over the still water, and the whole picture holds together like a woven cloth.
Today it belongs to the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Sit on the bank of the stream, and watch the colours build the trees.
The Brook. Paul Cézanne, around 1895 to 1900.
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.
