The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne
An Online Catalogue Raisonné under the Direction of Société Paul Cezanne
(Formerly directed by Walter Feilchenfeldt, Jayne Warman and David Nash)
FWN 3006-12a (right)
Vénus et Cupidon
c.1875
Rewald (W59); Venturi revised: 1875–77; Venturi (1187): 1868–71
Graphite and watercolor on wove paper, p. 12 from the AIC sketchbook (right fragment)
3 13/16 x 4 1/2 in. (9.7 x 11.5 cm)
Provenance
Exhibition History
Published References
Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne: Son Art, Son Oeuvre. Paris: Editions Paul Rosenberg, 1936, no. 1187, ill. vol. II, as Vénus et Cupidon.
Ballas, Guila. "Daumier, Corot, Papety, et Delacroix, inspirateurs de Cézanne." Bulletin de la Société de l'histoire de l'art français (1974), pp. 194 and 199, as Vénus et Cupidon, 1868-1871.
Rewald, John. Paul Cézanne: The Watercolors, A Catalogue Raisonné. Boston: Little, Brown; London: Thames & Hudson, 1983, no. 59, ill.
Related
This work is part of a sketchbook:
Sketchbook Chicago, c.1875–86 (3006)
Sketchbook Chicago, c.1875–86 (3006)
The sketchbook is currently bound and contains 50 sheets, indicated by the notation "Lx2" on the back endpaper. Several pages were removed and sold separately.
The page numbers are written in Roman numerals on the 'a" side of the sheet at the bottom right.
facing: D'après Pisanello et Leonardo da Vinci: tête d'un mulet et profil d'un enfant, 1878–81 (3006-11b)
Record last updated January 6, 2021. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "Vénus et Cupidon, c.1875 (FWN 3006-12a (right)), p. 12 from the AIC sketchbook (right fragment)." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1036&sketchbook=3006 (accessed on May 1, 2025).