The Hanged Man's House

The Hanged Man's House (in French: La maison du pendu, Auvers-sur-Oise) is an 1873 oil on canvas painting by Paul Cézanne. The painting is exhibited at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.

The Hanged Man's House
ArtistPaul Cézanne
Year1873
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions55 cm × 66 cm (22 in × 26 in)
LocationMusée d'Orsay

Background

The Hanged Man's House was presented at the first Impressionist exhibition in 1874 and was the first painting that Cézanne sold to a collector. The village depicted in the painting is Auvers-sur-Oise, 27 km north of Paris.[1][2][3]

Description

The Hanged Man's House is an oil painting on canvas that measures 55 cm x 66 cm and is signed by Cézanne on the bottom left in red paint. It displays a landscape with a complicated composition. The scene presents an atmosphere of solitude, due to the absence of people and the use of a cool colour palette. From the central point of the painting, there are several axis, including two paths leading to the centre and to the left, a bank on the right and the branches of a tree leading to the top of the painting. Cézanne had been heavily influenced by his friend Camille Pissarro and as a result, used grainy, broken brushstrokes and pale colours used by the Impressionists.[2] In this composition, Cézanne challenged the conventions of art by making deliberate imperfections of perspective. The inaccuracies can be seen in the angle of the path that leads to the left and the bank on the right.[4]

References
  1. Museyon (2011-07-01). Art + Paris Impressionists & Post-Impressionists: The Ultimate Guide to Artists, Paintings and Places in Paris and Normandy. Museyon. ISBN 9781938450242.
  2. "Musée d'Orsay: Paul Cézanne The Hanged Man's House". www.musee-orsay.fr. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
  3. Adams, Steven (August 1994). The Impressionists. Running Press Book Publishers. ISBN 9781561381753.
  4. Kennedy, Barbara Noe. "How Provence changed the world of art". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2021-01-29.


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