Paul Cézanne, a French artist often associated with Post-Impressionism, developed a special relationship with the landscape from his home in Aix-en-Provence. He spent many of his later years painting there, creating numerous renditions of Mont Sainte-Victoire, particularly highlighting the prominent mountain. Cézanne's artistic endeavor sought to depict the very nature of reality and how we perceive it. Here, the majestic mountain is rendered with simple forms, and structures in the foreground are distilled into their particular shapes, yet the entirety of the landscape remains unified. Through his masterful use of light and color, Cézanne gives the impression that any perceived fragmented quality is not merely his artistic choice, but an inherent characteristic of the landscape itself. An oil on canvas depiction of this cherished subject, measuring 25 3/4 x 32 1/8 inches (65.4 x 81.6 cm), is known to be part of the H. O. Havemeyer Collection, bequeathed in 1929 by Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer.