Paysage en Provence
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Émile Othon Friesz painted Provence repeatedly throughout his career, returning to the south of France the way he returned to his native Normandy — as a subject he could rework across decades. Paysage en Provence belongs to his post-Fauvist period, after he'd moved away from the bright flat color of his early work toward something denser and more structured, influenced by Cézanne. Trees crowd the composition in thick, twisting strokes of teal, ochre, and rust, with a terracotta roof barely visible through the foliage and blue mountains stacked behind. The paint is heavy throughout, layered and reworked, every surface given the same insistent attention.