Jaguar

Paul Cezanne

Associated Names
Paul Cezanne

Artist, French, 1839 - 1906

Antoine-Louis Barye

Artist After, French, 1795 - 1875

A pencil sketch of a jaguar is depicted in a horizontal format on a light beige background. The jaguar is shown in profile, facing left, and standing on a flat surface. Its muscular body is detailed with strong, defined lines and shading, emphasizing the form and texture of the animal's build. The head is turned slightly towards the viewer, with an open mouth. The tail curves gently upward, and the legs are firmly planted. The use of shading and cross-hatching adds depth and dimension to the figure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon

  • Dimensions

    overall: 12.5 x 21.8 cm (4 15/16 x 8 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.128.15

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Venturi 1936: no. 1283

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Paul Mellon [1907-1999], Upperville, Virginia; bequest 1999 to NGA, with life interest to Mrs. Mellon; life interest released 2006.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2012

  • Vernet to Villon: Nineteenth-Century French Master Drawings from the National Gallery of Art. Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, University of Oklahoma. Norman, OK, 2012, no. 25.

Bibliography

1936

  • Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne, son art, son oeuvre. 2 vols. Paris, 1936: 1: no. 1283; 2:pl. 350.

1958

  • Berthold, Gertrude. Cézanne und die alten Meister. Stuttgart, 1958. no. 170.

1973

  • Chappuis, Adrien. The Drawings of Paul Cezanne. 2 vols. Greenwich: New York Graphic Society, 1973, no. 482

Inscriptions

small sketch of man's head on verso

Wikidata ID

Q64618934

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