Study of the Allegorical Figure Bellona in Rubens' "The Apotheosis of Henri IV"

1879/1882

Paul Cezanne

Associated Names
Paul Cezanne

Artist, French, 1839 - 1906

The image shows a sketch of a reclining figure on a flat surface. The person is lying on their side, with the head resting on an arm underneath. The sketch depicts the body with soft, curved lines and captures the fluidity of the pose. The facial features are not clearly defined, and the head is turned slightly upward with wavy hair. The figure appears unclothed, with no visible accessories or objects. The background is a blank page, indicating that the drawing is contained within a sketchbook.

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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

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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

Q64618894

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