10 Most Expensive Paintings in Paris during the Roaring Twenties — Part 2

Which one is your favorite?

Honoré Daumier, Don Quixote and Sancho Panza (Don Quichotte et Sancho Panza), 1868. Oil on canvas, 52.2 × 32.8 cm. Bavarian State Painting Collections, Munich. Image Source, Wikiart.

In Part 1, we talked about five expensive paintings in 1920s Paris, from the 10th to the 6th. Today, we will continue our journey to the top performer. You can read Part 1 here:

10 Most Expensive Paintings in Paris during the Roaring Twenties — Part 1

5th. The Big Tree at Montbriand by Paul Cézanne: 528,000 Fr

This artwork was bought by the collector Maurice Gangnat in 1925 and is now owned by a private collector in Japan. Cézanne created more than a hundred drawings, watercolors, and oil paintings on the landscape of Aix-en-Provence, his birthplace situated in the south of France.

Cézanne was preoccupied with the representation of nature. During this period from 1883 to 1895, Cézanne’s painting became more geometric and constructive, characteristics that define cubism; thus Cézanne is regarded by Picasso as “a mother hovering over”.

This landscape is constructed mainly with small cubes in light colors. The large tree occupies the whole…