Woman Leaning Forward

1890/1894

Paul Cezanne

Associated Names
Paul Cezanne

Artist, French, 1839 - 1906

The image shows a sketch of a person, depicting only the upper part of their body - the head and a partial view of the upper torso. The person is lying down with their face tilted slightly upwards and turned to the side, appearing calm. Their eyes are closed, and they have short to medium-length hair styled or combed backward. The sketch does not include details about clothing, jewelry or objects. The background is a textured pencil shading that creates a soft, indistinct environment, emphasizing the person's peaceful facial expression.

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The image shows a sketch of architectural structures and natural forms from a perspective view. The sketch is on a horizontal paper with elements extending towards the right and receding to the left. Varied pencil lines are used to depict the buildings, terrain, and foliage. The sketch is monochromatic, created with pencil on beige paper. Subtle shading and line weight variations add depth to the drawing.

The Plaster Mill (La Moulin à plâtre)

Paul Cezanne

1889

This tan-colored, fabric-covered sketchbook cover is marked with a few smudges of dark gray and white paint. The binding is to the left in this photograph. The cover is wide and has a cream-colored rope wrapped around the narrower end to our right. The weave of the fabric is visible. A few swipes of gray paint are spaced along the binding, to our left, and there are tiny touches of white, lavender purple, and brick red marking the cover.

Cezanne Sketchbook

Paul Cezanne

1877

Drawn with delicate, overlapping lines and bold, parallel lines for shading in graphite on beige-colored paper, a person hunches over a surface and writes with one hand. The person’s head, hulking shoulders, hands, and the paper on which he writes fill most of the composition. His face is close to the page, and his head tips to our right. Shading suggests eyelashes, nose, ear, and jawline. The background is blank, and the edges of the page and sketchbook are visible.

The Artist's Son Writing

Paul Cezanne

1887

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Paul Cézanne (the artist's son), Paris; Paul Guillaume, Paris; Adrien Chappuis, Tresserve, Switzerland, 1933; Paul Mellon, Upperville, VA, 1967; gift to NGA, 1991

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1991

  • NGA Anniversary 1991, 176.

1999

  • An Enduring Legacy: Masterpieces from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1999-2000.

2015

  • Victor Chocquet: Art Collector and Friend of the Impressionists Renoir, Cézanne, Monet, Manet, Sammlung Oskar Reinhart "Am Römerholz", Winterthur, 2015, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

1973

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

Wikidata ID

Q64618873

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