The south face of Sainte-Victoire

The gallery's
opinion

‘The south face of Sainte-Victoire’ is a painting in the Sainte-Victoire series by contemporary artist Clotilde Philipon. In this series of paintings, the artist pays tribute to Paul Cézanne and his stone muse.

In this painting, the artist takes her reflection on light to the extreme. The force of the orange invades the top of the canvas, while the shadows dominate towards the bottom. The more light there is, the more realistic the figure. So the lower part of the canvas is more akin to an abstract painting. The presence of geometrically rigorous lines in green, orange, grey and black creates a striking contrast with the treatment of the other elements of the landscape.

‘The south face of Sainte-Victoire’ is a luminous, colourful painting. We could well see it becoming the star of the show on its own.