Father of the Artist [verso]

c. 1865/1870

Paul Cezanne

Associated Names
Paul Cezanne

Artist, French, 1839 - 1906

In the sketch, there are three individuals depicted. The main person is seated, shown from the torso upward, leaning against a structure resembling a rail. They wear loose-fitting clothing and a cap. Two other figures wearing caps are depicted below. One person appears to be holding a newspaper, partially covering their face. The sketch uses minimal outlines without detailed features, and the background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    The Armand Hammer Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 30.1 x 19.6 cm (11 7/8 x 7 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.217.26.b

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Chappuis 1973, no. 662 bis

Associated Artworks

This is a drawing of muscular forms. It features curved lines sketching muscular shapes, potentially resembling a flexed arm or anatomical study. The lines are done in a loose, sketchy manner focusing on contours and bulges typical of musculature. Most of the drawing is in the upper portion of the paper, leaving space below bare, emphasizing the simplicity and spontaneity of the sketch. The drawing captures a dynamic sense of movement and energy within the abstract forms.

Study of the "Ecorché" [recto]

Paul Cezanne

1865

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Paul Cézanne (artist's son), Paris; Paul Guillaume, Paris; Sir Michael Sadler, Oxford; Leicester Galleries, London; Edward Le Bas, Brighton (sold Geneva, Christie, Manson & Woods, Nov 6, 1969, no. 154); Armand Hammer Collection, 1969; gift to NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1944

  • Selection of Works from the Collection of Sir Michael Sadler, Leicester Galleries, London, 1944, no. 9.

1963

  • From a Painter's Collection (Edward Le Bas Collection), Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1963, no. 233.

1969

  • Exhibited with the Armand Hammer collection from 1969, starting with Brooks Memorial Art Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee; except Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego, 1971; China Art Gallery, Beijing, 1982; and Huntington Galleries, West Virginia, 1982.

1982

  • Cézanne, Musée Saint Georges, Liège; Musée Granet - Palais de Malte, Aix-en-Provence, 1982, 136-137, no. 42.

2025

  • Cézanne au Jas de Bouffan, Musée Granet, Aix-en-Provence, France, 2025, cat. 55, repro.

Bibliography

1973

  • Chappuis, Adrien. The Drawings of Paul Cezanne. 2 vols. Greenwich: New York Graphic Society, 1973.

2025

  • Coutagne, Denys. Cézanne au Jas de Bouffan. Exh. cat. Musée Granet, Aix-en-Provence, 2025: 236, cat. 120.

Wikidata ID

Q64618850

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