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 3017-05a
Homme nu vu de dos
1863–65
Alternate titles: Homme nu vu de dos; Male nude; Male nude, back view; Nu vu de dos
Chappuis (103); Venturi (1163): 1859–62
Graphite on wove paper, page from the BSB sketchbook
7 x 9 1/2 in. (17.8 x 24.1 cm)
Provenance
Exhibition History
Haags Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, the Netherlands, Paul Cézanne, June 1–August 1, 1956, no. 92, 1859-62, lent by John N. Streep, New York.
Haus der Kunst, Munich, Paul Cézanne, October 12–November 18, 1956, no. 111, 1859/62, lent by J. N. Streep, New York.
Royal Academy of Arts, London, Cézanne: The Early Years 1859–1872, April 22–August 21, 1988, no. 74, ill., as Homme nu vu de dos. Traveled to: Musée d'Orsay, Cézanne: les années de jeunesse 1859-1872, Paris, September 19, 1988–January 1, 1989; National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., January 29–April 30, 1989.
Museum of Modern Art, New York, Cézanne Drawing, June 6–September 25, 2021, pl. 1, Picker Art Gallery, Colgate University.
Published References
Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne: Son Art, Son Oeuvre. Paris: Editions Paul Rosenberg, 1936, no. 1163, ill. vol. II, as Nu vu de dos.
Berthold, Gertrude. Cézanne und die alten Meister. Stuttgart: W. Kohlhammer, 1958, pp. 46-47, fig. 74, dated 1866–67.
Neumeyer, Alfred. Cézanne's Drawings. New York and London: Thomas Yoseloff, 1958, no. 2, ill.
Chappuis, Adrien. The Drawings of Paul Cézanne: A Catalogue Raisonné. Greenwich, CT: New York Graphic Society, 1973, no. 103, ill., as Male nude.
Ballas, Guila. Cézanne: baigneuses et baigneurs: thème et composition. Paris: Adam Biro, 2002, p. 301, no. 208, ill. 1863-65.
Lewis, Mary Tompkins. "La montée de Cézanne à Paris." In Cézanne et Paris. Paris: Éditions de la Rmn-Grand Palais, 2011. Exhibition catalogue, fig. 16.
This work is part of a sketchbook:
Sketchbook 18 x 24, 1861–80 (3017)
Sketchbook 18 x 24, 1861–80 (3017)
The sheets have been widely dispersed. Because there is no pagination, the FWN numbers have been assigned an arbitrary sequence and the pages listed individually.
Browse complete sketchbookRecord last updated January 7, 2022. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "Homme nu vu de dos, 1863–65 (FWN 3017-05a), page from the BSB sketchbook." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1751&sketchbook=3017 (accessed on May 1, 2025).
