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OCR: Rocks by the caves above Chateau noir After his mother's death in 1897, the Jas de Bouffan was sold, and Cezanne worked at several new sites, including the Château Noir and the quarry at Bibemus. These landscapes of forests and rocks were framed to give the impression that the subjects so completely filled the canvas that all the elements were fused together in the painted area. Patches of colour were built up methodically to create the image. The panoramic views of Mont Sainte-Victoire are kaleidoscopes of colour, in which the outlines appear and disappear in the shimmering light and air. The pyramidal shape of the mountain rises from the coloured magma as Cezanne creates the impression of the elements before they formed the landscape visible today. He concentrated on organizing the subje ...