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Bastide du Jas de Bouffan
Cézanne's family home and grounds reveal an earlier stage of his life and painting west of the centre. The bastide joins domestic history with the landscape around it.
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The house and garden help explain how familiar surroundings became material for an artist learning to paint. Consider the property as both a family residence and a place of experimentation, rather than another conventional gallery. Comparing this earlier environment with the later studio at Les Lauves gives a clearer sense of the different settings in which Cézanne developed his work.
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Family bastide
Garden used as a painting subject
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Indoor visit · 40–60 min
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