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OCR: squarish or oblong brush strokes, which hold the painting together and give an impression of strength and solidity. Cézanne began to experiment with this mosaic-like method of working at Melun, and it marks the beginning of a new style of painting that went against the Impressionists' practice of breaking up forms in space. Although the subject is reduced to simple geometric shapes, the colour is very complex. The paint is applied in superimposed brush strokes that reveal the ochre underpainting to simulate the light through the trees. Above a building, which is probably a mill, a little piece of sky is visible in the top left corner, the only opening in this otherwise dense and opaque landscape.