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Catalogue entry

FWN 3004-x3a
Nu debout tenant une épée
1865–70
Alternate titles: Allegorie der Republik (Allégorie de la République); Engel mit Schwert
Rewald (W26): 1865–70; c.1860 (head of man at upper left); Chappuis: 1871–72 (Allégorie de la République)
Graphite and watercolor on wove paper, probably page from an early sketchbook (fragment)
4 11/16 x 4 13/16 in. (11.9 x 12.3 cm)
Christie's, New York

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Provenance
Hans W. Lange, Berlin, Jan. 27, 1943, no. 231
Private collection, Munich;
Juliette Cramer, Paris
Heidi Vollmoeller, Zurich (by 1956)
Private collection (by 2005)
Christie's, New York, May 10, 2007, no. 118, ill.; bought in
Christie's, New York, May 2, 2012, no. 115, ill.
Exhibition History
1956 The Hague
Haags Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, the Netherlands, Paul Cézanne, June 1–August 1, 1956, no. 94, lent by Heidi Vollmoeller, Zurich.
1956 Zurich
Kunsthaus, Zurich, Paul Cézanne, August 22–October 7, 1956, no. 147.
1956 Munich
Haus der Kunst, Munich, Paul Cézanne, October 12–November 18, 1956, no. 113, as Engel mit Schwert, 1867/70, lent by Private collection.
1982 Tübingen and traveling
Kunsthalle Tübingen, Tübingen, Paul Cézanne Aquarelle, January 16–March 21, 1982, no. 5, ill., as Allegorie der Republik (Allégorie de la République), c. 1871, lent by Private collection, Switzerland. Traveled to: Kunsthaus, Zürich, April 2–May 31, 1982.
Published References
Chappuis 1973
Chappuis, Adrien. The Drawings of Paul Cézanne: A Catalogue Raisonné. Greenwich, CT: New York Graphic Society, 1973, cited under no. 198, fig. 29.
Rewald 1983a
Rewald, John. Paul Cézanne: The Watercolors, A Catalogue Raisonné. Boston: Little, Brown; London: Thames & Hudson, 1983, no. 26, ill.
Dombrowski 2013
Dombrowski, André. Cézanne, Murder, and Modern Life. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2013, p. 197, fig. 76.
Notes

The woman is surrounded by vanquished men. "This subject was found in French reviews and newspapers after the events of 1870–71. When the flag is red, the woman personifies the Commune; here, the flag being the Tricolor, she presumably represents the new Republic." (Chappuis, 1973, p. 93, fig. 29)

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Record last updated November 7, 2023. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "Nu debout tenant une épée, 1865–70 (FWN 3004-x3a), probably page from an early sketchbook (fragment)." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1003 (accessed on May 8, 2024).