The previously unknown artwork discovered during renovations at the Cezanne family home in Aix-en-Provence, France, expands knowledge of the artist’s development.
A mural by Paul Cezanne has been discovered at the artist’s family home, Bastide du Jas de Bouffan, in Aix-en-Provence, France.
The previously unknown large-scale artwork by the great Post-Impressionist painter, which experts are referring to as Entrée du port (Entrance to the Port), is in poor condition. It was hidden under layers of wallpaper, plaster and paint. But despite the gaping hole at its center, the composition clearly depicts a harbor scene with boats and buildings set against a streaked white and blue sky.
Contractors uncovered the artwork during renovations at Bastide du Jas de Bouffan last August in preparation for upcoming celebrations centering on Cezanne’s connection to Aix.
In an interview with NPR, Cezanne scholar Mary Tompkins Lewis said she learned about the discovery as part of a small group of experts who visited the property last September.
