Wash Basin and Scent Bottle [recto]

1877/1881

Paul Cezanne

Associated Names
Paul Cezanne

Artist, French, 1839 - 1906

The image features a large bowl and a smaller bottle, drawn in pencil with varying shades of gray. The bowl is positioned centrally and slightly to the right, with the bottle to the left. Both objects are placed on a flat surface with some shading in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite

  • 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

    1985.64.84.a

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Chappuis 1973, no. 535

Associated Artworks

The image depicts three figures in different poses. The figure on the left is seated, leaning slightly to the side with one arm behind. The middle figure is also seated, while the figure on the right is reclining. Each figure has distinct facial features and various hair lengths. The sketch focuses on the figures, with a minimal background of simple lines hinting at a landscape or horizon.

Seated Bather [verso]

Paul Cezanne

1882

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Cézanne fils, Paris. (Paul Guillaume [1891-1934], Paris). A. Chappuis, Tresserve; acquired 1966 by Paul Mellon [1907-1999]; gift 1985 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2021

  • Cézanne Drawing, Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2021, plate 195.

  • Cézanne Drawing, Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2021, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

1973

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

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: XIII [bi]

Wikidata ID

Q64618844

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