The Abandoned House — Fine Art

The Abandoned House by Paul Cézanne shows a small building with broken windows and a sagging roof. Short brush strokes build the walls in pale greens and greys. The paint sits in separate layers, so the surface looks rough rather than smooth. You can follow each mark from one corner to the next.

The fine art paper keeps the pale greens flat and the grey marks soft. A light frame on a dark wall lets the broken windows stand out without extra shine. The wood grain in the frame matches a wooden chair across the room.

In a hallway with a narrow bench, the house sits above the door. From the stairs you see the pale roof first. Up close the separate strokes show the cracked paint on the front wall.