Who painted Mont Sainte-Victoire?

• A. Cezanne
• B. Gainsborough
• C. Dali
• D. Degas

Answer: (A)

Mont Sainte-Victoire is closely tied to Paul Cézanne, who repeatedly painted the mountain near Aix-en-Provence to study how form and color can structure a landscape. He broke the scene into solid geometric planes and used color to build space and distance, a method that helped move painting toward modernity. This subject became a signature motif for him, illustrating his belief that nature could be understood through disciplined observation and formal simplification. The other artists—Gainsborough, known for portraits; Degas, for scenes of modern life; and Dali, for surreal imagery—fit different styles and subjects, so the mountain is most strongly associated with Cézanne.