The Bay of Marseille, Seen from L'Estaque

Paul Cézanne

c. 1885 · Oil on canvas · Art Institute of Chicago

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About this work

Artist: Paul Cézanne (1839–1906)
Year: c. 1885
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 80.2 × 100.6 cm
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Movement: Post-Impressionism

The bay of Marseille seen from the fishing village of L'Estaque, with the ochre roofs and chimneys of the town in the foreground, a flat expanse of deep blue water, the mountains across the bay and a pale sky stacked above one another. Cézanne wrote to Pissarro that the view from L'Estaque was like a playing card, all simple shapes and colours, and he returned to it more than a dozen times in the 1880s; this canvas dates from about 1885. Where the Impressionists chased changing light, he looked for structure, dividing the scene into four zones and building each with blocky, parallel strokes so that the village reads as a grid of planes. The forms seem to touch and shift rather than lock, which is why the picture is so often cited as a step toward Cubism. It belongs to the Art Institute of Chicago's Ryerson Collection.

This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.

Details & materials

• Exhibition poster — original, drawn in-house • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; 16×24 and 24×36 also available framed in black or natural wood • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Produced in 2–4 business days, then shipped from the facility nearest you. Delivery is typically 3–6 business days (US/UK/EU) and 5–12 worldwide. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The exhibition-poster edition sets the complete image above typography designed in-house.

Is The Bay of Marseille, Seen from L'Estaque in the public domain?

Yes. Paul Cézanne (1839–1906) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Art Institute of Chicago.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; the two larger sizes are also offered framed. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was The Bay of Marseille, Seen from L'Estaque painted, and in what medium?

The Bay of Marseille, Seen from L'Estaque dates from c. 1885 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 80.2 × 100.6 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

For a standard three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 inches reads as a single statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pairing. The print's proportions follow the original, so a landscape-format painting is wider than it is tall.

About this design

A museum-exhibition poster of Paul Cézanne's The Bay of Marseille, Seen from L'Estaque — the Bay of Marseille seen from L'Estaque — ochre roofs, a block of blue water and the far hills — shown whole and uncropped beneath gallery typography. Post-Impressionism, styled as a blockbuster exhibition print. A gallery-style exhibition poster: a celebrated public-domain artwork shown whole and uncropped beneath original exhibition typography set in-house — printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Three sizes (12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in); the 16×24 and 24×36 are also offered framed. Part of the Madten Exhibition Posters Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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